New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Thursday dismissed a criminal complaint filed against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, which had accused her of forging documents to get enrolled in the voters' list before acquiring Indian citizenship.

The order was passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Vaibhav Chaurasiya, who had reserved the verdict yesterday after hearing detailed arguments from the complainant's counsel, advocate Vikas Tripathi, and senior lawyers assisting him.

The complaint alleged that Gandhi's name was included in the New Delhi parliamentary constituency voter list in 1980-81, even though she was not an Indian citizen at that time. According to the complainant, Gandhi, originally a...