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Delhi High Court denies anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti over casteist remarks

Justice Saurabh Banerjee ruled a prima facie case was made out under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, which bars pre-arrest bail.

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What to know

  • Delhi High Court found a prima facie case against YouTuber Ajeet Bharti under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, which contains a statutory bar on pre-arrest bail.
  • Bharti is accused of making casteist remarks against Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad and B.R. Ambedkar in a video about anti-reservation protests; his defense claims provocation from abusive social media posts.
  • The ruling comes after a lower court rejected his bail plea on September 7; FIR filed August 23 under SC/ST Act, IT Act, and BNS provisions.

“My remarks were made as a reaction because somebody said my married sister should marry someone. This was a grave provocation.”

Jai Anant Dehadrai, Bharti's counsel · Scroll.in ↗ · Sep 23

Ajeet Bharti YouTuber, defendantChandrashekhar Azad Nagina MP, Bhim Army chiefJustice Saurabh Banerjee Delhi High Court judgeJai Anant Dehadrai Bharti's counselAzad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) Complainant organization

Delhi High Court denies anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti over casteist remarks
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    Justice Banerjee denies Bharti's anticipatory bail, cites statutory bar

    Delhi High Court Justice Saurabh Banerjee dismissed Bharti's anticipatory bail plea, ruling that a prima facie case under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act had been made out and that the statute imposes a bar on granting pre-arrest bail in such cases.

    “...a case under the provisions of the SC/ST Act is prima facie made out against the applicant (Mr Bharti) and considering the statutory bar (on grant of bail) under the SC/ST Act, the present petition seeking grant of anticipatory bail is dismissed being not maintainable.”
    — Justice Saurabh Banerjee
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    Delhi High Court reserves order on bail plea after hearing arguments — Justice Saurabh Banerjee heard arguments from Bharti's counsel, Delhi Police, and Chandrashekhar Azad before reserving the court's decision.

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    Sessions court dismisses Bharti's anticipatory bail plea — A sessions court rejected Bharti's initial petition seeking anticipatory bail in the case.

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    FIR filed against Bharti by Azad Samaj Party — The party filed a first information report against YouTuber Ajeet Bharti, alleging he made caste-based, abusive, humiliating, sexually degrading and potentially inflammatory statements about Chandra Shekhar Aazad and B.R. Ambedkar in a video about the Jantar Mantar protests.

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    Anti-reservation protest held at Delhi's Jantar Mantar — Thousands joined a protest at Jantar Mantar to demand that quotas in educational institutes be removed.