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The court sought clarity on the issue of whether a Magistrate could take cognizance considering the requirement under section 199 of CrPC and if the complainant had the locus to lodge a complaint.
After Gandhi challenged the lower court s summons, the high court, in November 2021, directed the magistrate to defer the hearing. Since then, the hearing on Gandhi s petition before the high court has been adjourned from time to time and the interim relief granted to him (deferment of proceedings before the magistrate) was also extended.