The Patiala House court in Delhi deferred taking cognisance of a charge sheet filed by Delhi Police against Indian Youth Congress leaders and workers. The charge sheet was submitted on April 27 following the completion of an investigation into a protest organized during the global AI impact summit at Bharat Mandapam. An FIR was lodged in February 2026 in connection with the incident.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta deferred the cognisance after hearing submissions from Special Public Prosecutor Prashant Prakash and Investigation Officer Rohit Kumar. The court noted that cognisance under Section 217 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) requires specific sanction, which has not yet been received.

During the hearing, the Special Public Prosecutor requested that the court take cognisance of the main charge sheet, stating that the sanction order would be filed in a supplementary charge sheet. When asked how much time would be required to obtain the sanction, the prosecutor informed the court that it would take at least two months.