New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- A Delhi sessions court today ordered that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and other accused named in a fresh FIR in the National Herald case are not entitled to a copy of the FIR, registered by the Economic Wing Offences (EOW) Delhi Police though they may be informed that such an FIR has been registered.

Passing the order, Sessions Judge Vishal Gogne set aside a magistrate's direction that had required the Delhi Police to supply copies of the FIR to the accused. The court, however, clarified that at this stage, the law does not mandate furnishing a copy of the FIR to the accused, even as it permitted intimation about the registration of the case.

The order was passed in proceedings arising out of a crim...