YouTuber Dhruv Rathee Faces Bailable Warrants In 2018 Defamation Case
The development comes days after the court issued fresh summons to Rathee on October 12, noting that the complainant had been trying to serve him for several years.
A Delhi court issued bailable warrants against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee on Saturday regarding a 2018 defamation case involving a video titled "BJP IT Cell Part II." According to Hindustan Times, the case was filed by Vikas Sanskrityayan, who alleges that the video contained false and defamatory allegations. Judicial Magistrate First Class South East Rahul Jain issued the warrants after being informed that Rathee's house was locked during an attempt to serve a previous summons, as reported by Bar and Bench.
NDTV reports that the court issued fresh summons to Rathee on October 12, noting that the complainant had spent several years attempting to serve him. Hindustan Times states that the judge issued these summons earlier this week after the complainant applied to move the matter up from its original November 20 date. The application for preponement was made on the grounds that Rathee, a resident of Germany, was currently in India. The court has scheduled the matter for further proceedings on October 31.
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