ACP Vivek Bhagat case: HC refuses urgent hearing on journalist’s arrest protection plea
The Delhi High Court has deferred the hearing for a journalist seeking protection from arrest in a case involving an ACP. The journalist is accused of caste-based humiliation, while she has counter-alleged sexual harassment by the officer.
Why it matters
The case highlights complex legal tensions involving the SC/ST Act, allegations of professional misconduct, and the protection of journalists.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high ourt on Thursday declined to urgently list a woman journalist’s plea seeking interim protection from arrest in a case registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on a complaint by Delhi Police ACP Vivek Bhagat.The court said it would hear the matter on Friday.The plea was mentioned before a division bench of acting chief justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and justice Sanjay Sharma. The journalist’s counsel sought an urgent hearing on Thursday and requested interim protection from arrest, but the bench declined to take up the matter immediately.The FIR was registered at Parliament Street police station following a complaint by Bhagat over alleged caste-based humiliation, intimidation and obstruction of official duty during a protest at Buta Singh Roundabout on October 3.According to the FIR, Bhagat, who is posted in the Connaught Place subdivision of New Delhi district, was deployed for law-and-order…
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