Ajeet Bharti Invoked 'Upper' And 'Lower' Caste Hierarchy In Marriage Alliance, Prima Facie Shows 'Intent To Humiliate': Delhi Court

While denying anticipatory bail to YouTuber and social media commentator Ajeet Bharti, a Delhi Court has observed that his remarks concerning the caste and marriageability of a sitting Member of Parliament prima facie disclosed an offence under Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts made the observation while rejecting the anticipatory bail application filed by Bharti in a SC/ST Act case.The case arose from an episode of Bharti's self-titled programme, uploaded on his verified social media account and YouTube on August 22, which allegedly contained casteist, derogatory and humiliating remarks concerning members of the Scheduled Caste community, Chandra Shekhar Azad (a sitting MP from Nagina) and Dr BR Ambedkar.The specific remarks were made in response to a social-media comment concerning Bharti's sister's alleged marriage to the MP.