Delhi court denies bail to Bulli Bai Apps alleged creator Niraj Bishnoi
New Delhi Jan 30 PTI A Delhi court has dismissed the bail application of Niraj Bishnoi the alleged creator of the Bulli Bai app saying his offence was not only against the essence of womanhood but was also designed to disturb communal harmony Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana denied the relief to the accused on January 29 noting that the allegations against him were serious in nature and the investigation was at a nascent stage Several complaints were received by police stations in the country regarding the listing of Muslim women for auction on the Bulli Bai mobile application with photographs sourced without permission and doctored It has happened for the second time in less than a year The app appeared to be a clone of Sulli Deals which triggered a similar row last year The judge passed the order after hearing arguments of the accused as well as the prosecution The sardonic conduct of the applicant accused in targeting women journalists of a particular community using offensive monikers with derogatory communal overtones on a social platform is not only an offence against the essence of womanhood but also an act designed to enrage passion and cause ill will amongst communities and disturb communal harmony the judge said in the orderThe accused had sought bail on the ground that the investigation against him was already complete and no fruitful purpose would be served by keeping him behind bars He had submitted that he is an engineering student and has no criminal antecedentsThe prosecution had opposed the bail application arguing that in the present case doctored photographs of the complainant a journalist were shared on Twitter handle bullibai through a web app It submitted that the accused created a web app Bullibai on Github websiteportal platform by using Proton VPN to hide his identity It further submitted that after the arrest of the accused his laptop and mobile phone were analysed and various incriminating material have been recovered including many lewd comments and derogatory remarks on the doctored photographs of victims in Bullibai web app using Twitter handles wannabesigmaf and bullibai The Delhi police had further submitted that the investigation was at a nascent stage and if the accused was released on bail he may attempt to influence the fair course of the investigationThe probe agency had told the court that the accused used his Twitter handle to target women of a particular communityIt told the court that the contents of Bishnois Twitter handles were derogatory as he and others were using words like Suli and Buli for the women of a particular community Bishnoi a 21-year-old engineering student is said to be the main conspirator and creator of the Bulli Bai app on GitHub and the main Twitter account holder of the appHe was arrested by Delhi Polices Special Cell from Assams Jorhat on January 5 2022An engineering student from Bengaluru a young girl from Uttarakhand and one of her friends have also been arrested by Mumbai Police in connection with the Bulli Bai app case The Delhi Police had registered a separate case based on the complaint of a journalist for offences under Sections 153A promoting enmity on grounds of religion etc 153B imputations prejudicial to national integration 354A sexual harassment and 509 word gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman of the Indian Penal Code PTI UK RT RT
New Delhi Jan 30 PTI A Delhi court has dismissed the bail application of Niraj Bishnoi the alleged creator of the Bulli Bai app saying his offence was not only against the essence of womanhood but was also designed to disturb communal harmony Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana denied the relief to the accused on January 29 noting that the allegations against him were serious in nature and the investigation was at a nascent stage Several complaints were received by police stations in the country regarding the listing of Muslim women for auction on the Bulli Bai mobile application with photographs sourced without permission and doctored It has happened for the second time in less than a year The app appeared to be a clone of Sulli Deals which triggered a similar row last year The judge passed the order after hearing arguments of the accused as well as the prosecution The sardonic conduct of the applicant accused in targeting women journalists of a particular community using offensive monikers with derogatory communal overtones on a social platform is not only an offence against the essence of womanhood but also an act designed to enrage passion and cause ill will amongst communities and disturb communal harmony the judge said in the orderThe accused had sought bail on the ground that the investigation against him was already complete and no fruitful purpose would be served by keeping him behind bars He had submitted that he is an engineering student and has no criminal antecedentsThe prosecution had opposed the bail application arguing that in the present case doctored photographs of the complainant a journalist were shared on Twitter handle bullibai through a web app It submitted that the accused created a web app Bullibai on Github websiteportal platform by using Proton VPN to hide his identity It further submitted that after the arrest of the accused his laptop and mobile phone were analysed and various incriminating material have been recovered including many lewd comments and derogatory remarks on the doctored photographs of victims in Bullibai web app using Twitter handles wannabesigmaf and bullibai The Delhi police had further submitted that the investigation was at a nascent stage and if the accused was released on bail he may attempt to influence the fair course of the investigationThe probe agency had told the court that the accused used his Twitter handle to target women of a particular communityIt told the court that the contents of Bishnois Twitter handles were derogatory as he and others were using words like Suli and Buli for the women of a particular community Bishnoi a 21-year-old engineering student is said to be the main conspirator and creator of the Bulli Bai app on GitHub and the main Twitter account holder of the appHe was arrested by Delhi Polices Special Cell from Assams Jorhat on January 5 2022An engineering student from Bengaluru a young girl from Uttarakhand and one of her friends have also been arrested by Mumbai Police in connection with the Bulli Bai app case The Delhi Police had registered a separate case based on the complaint of a journalist for offences under Sections 153A promoting enmity on grounds of religion etc 153B imputations prejudicial to national integration 354A sexual harassment and 509 word gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman of the Indian Penal Code PTI UK RT RT
