1463 Mumbai, January 22 A metropolitan court in Mumbai on Friday directed a complainant who had sought a sedition case against actor Kangana Ranaut to show whether he had taken sanction from the government for the same. The court was hearing a criminal complaint filed by advocate Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh in which he sought action against her for sedition for allegedly spreading hatred through her tweets. As per CrPc Section 196, sanction from the government is necessary before taking cognizance of offence punishable under sedition charges. “I will be applying to the Maharashtra government for sanction so that the accused can be prosecuted for sedition and spreading hatred,” Khan said.