India, Nov. 6 -- A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a complaint seeking an FIR against Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over her alleged remarks comparing Delhi Government officials to Lord Hanuman.

The court underlined that the evidence "does not prima facie disclose the deliberate and malicious intention to insult religion or religious beliefs". Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar rejected the application moved by the complainant, Ram Niwas Sharma, under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

The provision empowers a magistrate to order a police investigation and registration of an FIR when a police station refuses to register a cognisable offence. The complainant sought an FIR under Section 29...