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High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

High Court denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in the SC/ST Act.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee said Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) offences were prima facie established, invoking Section 18’s bail bar.
The August 22 livestream alleged caste-ist remarks about MP Chandrashekhar Azad, prompting an August 23 FIR and a complaint by Balakram Bauddh.
Delhi Police said Bharti’s comment that Azad must become “worthy” to marry an upper-caste woman amounted to caste-based humiliation.

History

Historical Context

The 1992 Supreme Court ruling in M.N. v. Uttar Pradesh upheld the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act’s bail-bar provision, citing the 1991 census’s roughly 120 million scheduled-caste population. In 2023 the Delhi High Court denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti for alleged caste-ist remarks, reaffirming that precedent and limiting judicial relief for officials and complainants.

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Story summary

High Court denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in the SC/ST Act.
Justice Saurabh Banerjee said Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) offences were prima facie established, invoking Section 18’s bail bar.
The August 22 livestream alleged caste-ist remarks about MP Chandrashekhar Azad, prompting an August 23 FIR and a complaint by Balakram Bauddh.
Delhi Police said Bharti’s comment that Azad must become “worthy” to marry an upper-caste woman amounted to caste-based humiliation.

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