Ajit Bharti's Anticipatory Bail Plea Rejected By Delhi HC In SC-ST Act Case Over Chandrashekhar Azad Remarks
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case registered against him under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The court also dismissed his plea after finding it not maintainable. The Delhi High Court refused to grant anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajit Bharti in an SC/ST case registered…
Delhi High Court upholds rejection of anticipatory bail for YouTuber Ajit Bharti in an SC/ST Act case filed over remarks he made about Chandrashekhar Azad. The court dismissed Bharti's request for protection from arrest, ruling that the case is maintainable and that there is no statutory exception to deny anticipatory bail in such circumstances.
The FIR was registered against Bharti under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, relating to insulting or intimidating a member of an SC/ST community and using a caste name in public.
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