Patna, July 6 (TIWN) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Saturday granted bail by a court in connection with a defamation case filed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi.

The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader had filed the case before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) court in Patna in April, taking exception to a snide remark made by Gandhi at an election rally in Karnataka's Kolar district that all thieves had the surname Modi -- referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, bank-fraud accused Nirav Modi and former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi. 

The case was referred by CJM Shashikant Roy to ACJM Kumar Gunjan.  Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on a surety of Rs 10,000. He said that his fight to save the Constitution will continue and he will go wherever it takes him.  Before appearing in court, Rahul Gandhi had said he will appear in a court in Patna for a case filed by his "political opponents" in the BJP-RSS to "harass and intimidate" him. 

Rahul Gandhi's appearance in the court comes days after he as well as CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury pleading not guilty in a defamation case in Mumbai filed against them by an RSS worker.