Elvish Yadav, renowned YouTuber and winner of Bigg Boss OTT 2, has been granted bail in the snake venom case after spending five days in custody. Following his arrest, Elvish was placed under 14-day judicial custody on charges under the Wildlife Protection Act. Although his bail hearing was scheduled for Thursday, March 21 in a local court in Noida, it was postponed.
Confirming the news, former Bigg Boss 17 contestant Anurag Dobhal (The UK07 Rider) took to Twitter to express his relief, stating, “Uppar wala kabhi galat nahi karega. Bail Granted.” On Thursday, the Noida Police revoked the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985) charge against Elvish Yadav, acknowledging that it was a clerical error on their part. They clarified, “The imposition of the NDPS Act was inadvertent; it was a clerical oversight.” Securing bail under the NDPS Act is notoriously challenging.
#WATCH | Noida: YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav’s lawyer Prashant Rathi says, “The court has granted bail to him (Elvish Yadav) on two sureties of Rs 50,000 each…” pic.twitter.com/ffNromLhj5
— ANI (@ANI) March 22, 2024
Uppar waala kabhi galat nahi karega 🙏❤️
Bail Granted— Anurag Dobhal (@uk07rider) March 22, 2024
On March 17, Elvish was apprehended by the police alongside five others and charged under the Wildlife (Protection) Act and Section 120A (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Last year, following a complaint from the People For Animals (PFA) organization, the Noida Police raided a banquet hall in Sector 51 and detained five individuals.
Elvish was named in the PFA’s FIR, accused of orchestrating rave parties where foreigners were invited and venomous snakes were arranged. The Noida Police had initially imposed 29 NDPS charges against Elvish Yadav, a stringent measure reserved for cases involving drug-related conspiracies such as trafficking.
Bail is typically difficult to obtain for those accused under this act. Notably, the raid yielded the discovery of nine venomous snakes. Extracting venom glands from snakes is a punishable offense under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, carrying a maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment.
