India, Nov. 13 -- A Delhi court is likely to take cognisance of the chargesheet against an IAF wing commander arrested for allegedly sharing classified information with a Pakistani operative after the sanction to prosecute him is obtained.

Directing the city police to expedite the process for sanction, the court has directed the production of the accused Indian Air Force officer, Manorath Singh Sabharwal, on December 5.

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police had registered a case against Sabharwal under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly sharing sensitive details, such as war-plan documents, deployment locations, troop movements and coordinates of crucial military installations with a Pakistani intelligence operative. The city police ...