Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays Arrest Warrant Against Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee in Defamation Case

Nov 18, 2025 01:12 am CST

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted relief to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee by staying an arrest warrant issued in a defamation case filed by former BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya. Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal suspended the warrant and scheduled the next hearing for December 18, requesting responses from all involved parties within a week. The case originated from Banerjee's alleged remarks calling Vijayvargiya a "goon" during a 2020 public meeting in Kolkata.