Delhi HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case under the SC/ST Act over alleged casteist remarks against Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad. Justice Saurabh Banerjee held that offences under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) were prima facie made out, attracting a statutory bar on pre-arrest bail. The FIR was registered on August 23 following a complaint by Balakram Bauddh, Delhi State President of the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram).