Delhi High Court denies pre-arrest bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti
The Delhi High Court has rejected YouTuber Ajeet Bharti’s anticipatory bail plea in a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, The Hindu reports. The court said a prima facie case existed and noted the law’s statutory bar on pre-arrest bail.
The Delhi High Court has rejected YouTuber Ajeet Bharti’s application for anticipatory bail in a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, The Hindu reports. The court said that a prima facie case had been made out against Bharti. It also noted that the legislation contains a statutory bar on granting pre-arrest bail in cases covered by its provisions.
The supplied material does not identify the allegations against Bharti, the complainant, the police case number or the events that led to the proceedings. It also does not say whether the court imposed any other conditions or describe Bharti’s response to the ruling. The decision means the anticipatory bail plea was rejected at the stage reported.
The available information is limited to the court’s finding that an initial case was established and its reference to the statutory restriction on pre-arrest bail.
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