Sewree Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Mumbai on Tuesday granted bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya in connection with a case filed by Earth NGO and its founder for the alleged defamatory statements against them.

The complainant Praveen Kalme's lawyer Advocate Adnan Shaikh said, "Kirit Somaiya had appeared before Sewree Magistrate Court today as summoned by the court earlier last month to prove his claim against Praveen Kalme. After appearing before the court, Somaiya was pleaded not guilty which is contradicting to his Twitter feeds."