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Delhi court quashes order blocking Sonia Gandhi probe
The Hindu··5d ago
A Delhi court on Monday set aside a September 11, 2025 Magistrate order refusing a probe into claims Sonia Gandhi's name entered the electoral roll three years before Indian citizenship in 1983. Special Judge Vishal Gogne called the order non-speaking and sent it back for a reasoned ruling after fresh arguments. The next listing is September 29.
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What It Means For You
- The Magistrate must now hear fresh arguments and decide whether a cognisable offence is disclosed.
- Options include directing an FIR or conducting proceedings under the BNSS.
- Advocate Vikas Tripathi filed the original complaint seeking a police investigation.
What's Happening
- Judge Gogne said the Magistrate failed to hear police submissions or call a status report.
- He said the lower court digressed into citizenship instead of the cognisable-offence test.
- The revision plea challenged the September 11, 2025 dismissal.
What the Complaint Alleged
- The complaint says Gandhi took Indian citizenship on April 30, 1983.
- It claims her name appeared on the New Delhi roll in 1980, was deleted in 1982, then re-entered in April 1983.
- Section 175(3) of the BNSS sets hearing duties the Judge said were skipped.
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