India, Sept. 8 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj against his arrest in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja said Bhardwaj was remanded to custody pursuant to trial court's judicial orders and he can challenge his arrest before the court concerned.

The counsel for Bhardwaj contended that even a single day's custody is illegal, saying the FIR does not exist in the eyes of law. He argued that this was one of the FIRs related to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest that were quashed by the Supreme Court.

However, the counsel for Delhi Police said Bhardwaj was...