The Delhi High Court on Thursday (September 24, 2026) dismissed YouTuber Ajeet Bharti’s plea seeking anticipatory bail in a case concerning alleged casteist remarks against Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad.
Bharti’s counsel, the Delhi Police and Mr. Azad, who is also the chief of the Bhim Army. Mr. Both the Delhi Police and Mr. Azad opposed his plea. Mr. Azad had alleged in a complaint to the Delhi Police that Mr. Bharti made caste-based, abusive, derogatory and humiliating remarks against him, members of the Scheduled Caste community and B.R. Ambedkar on social media.
The court had reserved its order on September 16 after hearing arguments from Mr. Bharti had moved the High Court after a trial court rejected his anticipatory bail plea on September 7.
“…a case under the provisions of the SC/ST Act is prima facie made out against the applicant (Mr Bharti) and considering the statutory bar (on grant of bail) under the SC/ST Act, the present petition seeking grant of anticipatory bail is dismissed being not maintainable,” the court said.
