India, Sept. 25 -- A Pune court, in its order on September 22, dismissed an application filed by Satyaki Savarkar, seeking additional directions in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The plea sought further data from YouTube and a restraining order preventing Gandhi from deleting an allegedly defamatory video.

Judicial Magistrate First Class Amol Shinde, who is hearing MP-MLA cases, ruled that once cognisance has been taken and process issued, no further inquiry or report can be sought under Section 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

Savarkar had requested the court to direct the Vishrambaug police to obtain details from YouTube, such as the IP address, profile information, and email ID of the account that u...