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**Summary:**

Bollywood actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s petition to dismiss a defamation complaint and the subsequent summoning order against her by a court in Bathinda has been rejected by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

**News Article:**

**High Court Rejects Kangana Ranaut’s Plea to Quash Defamation Case**

**CHANDIGARH –** The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by BJP Member of Parliament and actress Kangana Ranaut, seeking to quash a defamation complaint and the related summoning order issued by a court in Bathinda.

The complaint, the details of which were not immediately available, led to Ranaut being summoned by the Bathinda court. The actress subsequently filed a petition in the High Court, arguing for the dismissal of both the complaint and the summoning order.

However, on Friday, the High Court rejected Ranaut’s plea, paving the way for the defamation case to proceed in the lower court. The details of the defamation case itself were not immediately available. The ruling leaves Ranaut potentially facing trial on the defamation charge in Bathinda.

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