India, Feb. 18 -- Counsel for Satyaki Savarkar, advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, on Tuesday moved the special MP-MLA court seeking directions to obtain Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's voice sample for forensic examination in connection with a criminal complaint pending before the court.

Kolhatkar submitted that while the complainant had placed material on record to substantiate the case, a voice sample of Gandhi was essential to establish the identity and authenticity of certain electronic recordings relied upon in the proceedings. The plea stated that such evidence was necessary for proper adjudication.

Kolhatkar argued that the court is empowered to direct an accused or witness to provide a voice sample, citing Section 349 of the Bharatiya ...