SC stays trial court proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav in snake venom case

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by Yadav against an order of the Allahabad High Court which dismissed his plea. The chargesheet alleges consumption of snake venom as a recreational drug at “rave” parties by people, including foreigners.

Yadav was arrested in March last year by Noida police in connection with the case.

Yadav’s counsel had argued in the high court that no snakes, narcotic or psychotropic substances were recovered from him aside from the fact that no causal link was established between the applicant and the co-accused.

Though the informant was no longer an Animal Welfare Officer, he filed the FIR showing himself to be one, the counsel had added.

Calling Yadav a “well-known influencer” and someone who appears in multiple reality shows on television, the counsel had said his involvement in the FIR garnered “much media attention”.

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