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Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Ajaz Khan in Social-Media Remarks Case

The judge underscored that online speech by influencers cannot trample the right to dignity.

Overview

  • Justice Ravinder Dudeja found custodial interrogation unnecessary as the key video from Khan’s phone is already with the Bombay Police.
  • Bail terms require a personal bond of Rs 30,000 with one surety, surrender of passport, cooperation with voice sampling, and no foreign travel without trial court permission.
  • Khan was booked in April under BNS Section 79 and IT Act Section 67 following an FIR by Harsh Beniwal’s mother at the Delhi Cyber Police Station.
  • The court warned that influencer content can be widely republished even after deletion and that speech crossing into insult or humiliation collides with the right to dignity.
  • A trial court had rejected Khan’s anticipatory bail on August 5, and the criminal proceedings continue in the lower court.