Delhi Court Dismisses YouTuber Ajeet Bharti’s Anticipatory Bail Plea in Caste Remarks Case
- A Delhi court dismissed YouTuber Ajeet Bharti's anticipatory bail plea in a case alleging casteist remarks under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989.
- The court found prima facie that Bharti's statements about Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad invoked caste-based humiliation, specifically saying Azad must 'make himself worthy' of marrying an upper-caste woman.
- Bharti was charged under multiple laws including the SC/ST Act following an FIR filed over remarks made in a YouTube livestream, with a complaint lodged by the Azad Samaj Party's Delhi State president.
- The court noted the statutory bar under Section 18 of the SC/ST Act precluded granting anticipatory bail but clarified that its order did not decide Bharti's guilt and should not influence the trial court on the merits.
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Ajit Bharti moves Delhi high court against trial court order denying anticipatory bail in SC/ST act case
The trial court had declined Bharti's plea after holding that the material placed on record prima facie disclosed the ingredients of an offence under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
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Delhi Court dismisses YouTuber Ajeet Bharti’s anticipatory bail plea in caste remarks case
The court held that, in view of the prima facie case under the SC/ST Act, the statutory bar under Section 18 of the Act applied and precluded the grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant.
Ajeet Bharti invoked caste-based purity: Court explains why pre-arrest bail denied
A Delhi court denied anticipatory bail to reservation reform activist and YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in an SC-ST Act case. A detailed order explains what the court found offensive in Bharti's remarks against Nagina MP and Dalit leader Chandrashekhar Azad.
YouTuber Ajit Bharti has approached the Delhi High Court for anticipatory bail.
Delhi Court Denies Ajeet Bharti Bail
A Delhi court has denied anticipatory bail to journalist and YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, making significant prima facie observations about alleged references to caste hierarchy, purity and the perceived superiority of upper castes. At the same time, the court made it […]
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