India, June 5 -- The Supreme Court on Friday refused bail to travel vlogger and YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who is accused of sharing sensitive information with Pakistani intelligence operatives, observing that "there can be no compromise with national security".

Dismissing Malhotra's plea challenging a Punjab and Haryana high court order denying her bail on March 7, a bench of justices Dipankar Datta and SC Sharma termed the allegations against her "very serious".

"These are very serious charges against you and any defence you have is a subject matter of trial," the bench observed.

Malhotra's counsel argued that she had been arrested on May 16 last year and had remained in custody for more than a year despite having no previous criminal ...