New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- The Rouse Avenue court on Monday rejected the plea of a news channel, one of the proposed accused in Satyendra Jain vs Bansuri Swaraj defamation complaint. The channel had argued that the complainant should first be asked to record his evidence before cognizance is taken against the proposed accused.

The court is dealing with a defamation complaint filed by former Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansuri Swaraj.

Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal rejected the plea of the news channel and granted the opportunity to advance arguments on the point of cognizance.

"In view thereof, the plea of proposed accused no.2 (News Channel) that the complainant should first...