Ajeet Bharti Anticipatory Bail Denied: What Is the Case in Which Delhi Court Rejected His Plea?
A Delhi court has rejected Ajeet Bharti's anticipatory bail plea in the SC/ST Act case filed after his August 22 YouTube broadcast, in which he allegedly made casteist and abusive remarks against MP Chandrasekhar Azad. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh dismissed the plea after hearing both sides.
A Delhi court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by YouTuber and reservation reform activist Ajeet Bharti in a case registered against him under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, reports said. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh dismissed the plea after hearing arguments from both sides, with a detailed order expected to be released by Monday evening, according to Bar and Bench.
During the hearing, Bharti's advocate argued that he had not used any casteist slur and had only responded to a grave provocation against a family member. Delhi Police countered that the anticipatory bail plea was not maintainable, telling the court there was no reason to apprehend arrest simply because a case had been registered. Reservation Hatao Andolan: Thousands Gather at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar Over UGC Norms, Security Tightened (Videos).
The Case That Led To The Bail Plea
The case, in which Bharti's bail plea was rejected, was registered in August at Delhi's North Avenue police station following a complaint by the Delhi unit president of the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram), led by Nagina MP Chandrasekhar Azad. It stemmed from a clip taken from Bharti's August 22 YouTube broadcast titled 'SB79: Reservation Hatao Andolan Nautanki & More | Saptahik Bakaiti', in which he was accused of making casteist, abusive and objectionable remarks.
Bharti had denied using any casteist word against Azad, calling the FIR 'pressure-driven' and claiming it would not hold up in court. He is among the influencers who have amplified online campaigns for reforming caste-based reservations and the now-stayed UGC equity regulations, which he has said unfairly target the upper castes. His remarks came a day after thousands from the upper castes gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to oppose the UGC norms and seek reservation reforms. ‘Aap Desi Johnny Depp Ho’: Kangana Ranaut Defends YouTuber Ajeet Bharti After FIR Registered Against Him Over ‘Fake News’ on Rahul Gandhi.
What Was Said During The Live Stream That Triggered The Case
According to the complaint, a user commenting during Bharti's YouTube live chat suggested he get his sister married to MP Chandrasekhar Azad to end reservations. Bharti responded by refusing to marry his sister to Azad, used a caste-based slur, and made derogatory remarks about the MP's appearance.
He then made a series of s*xually explicit and abusive comments directed at the commenter's sister and mother, and also invoked B R Ambedkar's marriage to a Brahmin woman, saying the Dalit rights icon had earned his degrees without reservation. Bharti went on to call those criticising him a bunch of idiots.
The SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is a stringent law meant to protect Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from caste-based humiliation, violence, discrimination and social or economic exclusion, and its provisions restrict anticipatory bail in applicable cases while mandating prompt investigation.
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