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Allahabad High Court Rejects Elvish Yadav’s Plea in Snake Venom Case

The court ruled that allegations in the chargesheet and FIR must be examined during trial, dismissing the YouTuber's petition to quash proceedings.

Justice Saurabh Srivastava dismissed his petition after orally observing that there are statements in the charge sheet and in the first information report (FIR) against Yadav and that veracity of such allegations will be tested during the trial. (HT archives)
The FIR was registered in March last year at Sector-49 police station in Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar district. (Sourced)

Overview

  • The Allahabad High Court dismissed Elvish Yadav's plea to cancel the chargesheet and summons in a case involving alleged snake venom use at rave parties.
  • Justice Saurabh Srivastava emphasized that the allegations in both the FIR and chargesheet require scrutiny during trial proceedings.
  • Yadav is accused of organizing parties in Noida where snake venom and narcotics were allegedly consumed by attendees, including foreigners.
  • The defense argued that no snakes, drugs, or psychotropic substances were recovered from Yadav, and he was not present at the events.
  • Prosecutors claimed Yadav supplied snakes to individuals from whom snake venom was recovered, a key point to be tested in the upcoming trial.