New Delhi: A magistrate’s court in Mumbai has ordered a police probe into a complaint filed against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleging that she showed disrespect to the National Anthem in 2022.Hours ago, a single bench of Justice Amit Borkar of the Bombay high court had dismissed an application filed by Banerjee seeking relief in the case.In March 2022, the news agency PTI reports, the magistrate’s court had issued a summons to Banerjee after a complaint was filed by an activist, Vivekanand Gupta, alleging that during a public function at an auditorium at Cuffe Parade in Mumbai, Banerjee had started singing the National Anthem in the sitting position. Gupta alleged that Banerjee later stood up, sang two verses and then abruptly stopping and left the venue.Bar and Bench has reported that Gupta lodged a complaint with the metropolitan magistrate at Sewree in Mumbai. The magistrate issued a summons order to Banerjee, asking her to appear on March 2, 2022. A sessions court, to which Banerjee had appealed, set aside the summons and sent the matter back to the magistrate.Meanwhile, Banerjee had moved high court, which dismissed her plea and also sent the matter back to the metropolitan magistrate.Today, metropolitan magistrate P.I. Mokashi ordered the police station at Cuffe Parade to submit its report to the court on April 28.“During the investigation, the police may summon Banerjee to record her statement amongst other evidences before preparing the report,” the magistrate said. However, action against Banerjee would be postponed until the report is submitted to the magistrate.Mokashi directed that the offence would come under Section 3 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act.The section says:“3. Prevention of singing of Indian National Anthem, etc.—Whoever intentionally prevents the singing of the Indian National Anthem or causes disturbance to any assembly engaged in such singing shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.”