Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut has moved a sessions court in Mumbai challenging his conviction and 15-day jail sentence in a defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha, news agency PTI reported.

Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Aarti Kulkarni had on September 26 convicted Sanjay Raut for an offence committed under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 500 (defamation). The Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) was sentenced to 15 days of jail term, and was asked to pay Rs 25,000 fine. The court, however, later suspended the sentence for 30 days, enabling him to challenge the order in the higher court, PTI reported.