Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- A Delhi court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to conduct an investigation against Times Now Group Editor-in-Chief Navika Kumar in a defamation case filed by Arnab Goswami's ARG Outlier Media Private Limited.

ACJM Siddhant Sihag of Patiala House Courts invoked Section 225 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which allows a magistrate to postpone issuing summons or warrants when the accused resides outside the court's jurisdiction.

The judge noted that the editor-in-chief resides beyond the court's jurisdiction and ordered the investigation to proceed under Section 202 Cr.P.C. / 225 BNSS. The court directed that a report be filed by the investigating officer on or before the next hearing date, sched...