Jyoti Malhotra was arrested by the Hisar Police on May 16 from the New Aggarsain Extension area under the stringent Official Secrets Act and newly introduced provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The Hisar court on Wednesday (June 11) refused to grant bail to 33-year-old YouTuber and travel vlogger Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested last month on serious allegations of espionage under the Official Secrets Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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The bail application was heard by Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Sunil Kumar, where Malhotra was represented by advocate Kumar Mukesh. However, after hearing both sides, the judge turned down the request for her release.
During the hearing, the police strongly objected to granting bail, stating that the investigation is still ongoing. They argued that if Malhotra is released at this stage, it might negatively affect the ongoing probe.
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As per the police submission, “the investigation remains active and releasing the accused could compromise the probe.”
Earlier, on June 9, the court had extended Malhotra’s judicial custody and fixed the next hearing date as June 23. Malhotra, who runs the popular YouTube travel channel “Travel with JO”, attended the court proceedings via video conferencing.
Jyoti Malhotra was arrested by the Hisar Police on May 16 from the New Aggarsain Extension area under the stringent Official Secrets Act and newly introduced provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
After her arrest, she was initially sent to five days of police custody, which was later extended by four more days to allow further interrogation. On May 26, she was remanded to 14 days of judicial custody, which has now been extended.
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