<p>New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendra Jain against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj.</p>.<p>Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal dismissed the complaint while refusing to take cognisance of the matter.</p>.<p>The criminal defamation carries a maximum punishment of a two-year jail term.</p>.<p>"Cognisance declined. Dismissed," said the judge.</p>.<p>Jain had alleged that Swaraj made defamatory remarks against him during an interview on a TV channel on October 5, 2023, and claimed it was watched by millions.</p>.AAP Satyendra Jain defamation plea politically motivated: BJP's Bansuri Swaraj.<p>Swaraj, he said, falsely claimed that Rs 3 crore were recovered from his house aside from 1.8 kilogram gold and 133 gold coins.</p>.<p>The remarks were made by Swaraj to defame Jain and to gain undue political advantage, his complaint said.</p>.<p>Jain said Swaraj further defamed him by calling him "corrupt" and a "fraud".</p>
<p>New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendra Jain against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj.</p>.<p>Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal dismissed the complaint while refusing to take cognisance of the matter.</p>.<p>The criminal defamation carries a maximum punishment of a two-year jail term.</p>.<p>"Cognisance declined. Dismissed," said the judge.</p>.<p>Jain had alleged that Swaraj made defamatory remarks against him during an interview on a TV channel on October 5, 2023, and claimed it was watched by millions.</p>.AAP Satyendra Jain defamation plea politically motivated: BJP's Bansuri Swaraj.<p>Swaraj, he said, falsely claimed that Rs 3 crore were recovered from his house aside from 1.8 kilogram gold and 133 gold coins.</p>.<p>The remarks were made by Swaraj to defame Jain and to gain undue political advantage, his complaint said.</p>.<p>Jain said Swaraj further defamed him by calling him "corrupt" and a "fraud".</p>