Domestic violence case: Delhi court dismisses anticipatory bail plea of AAP leader Somnath Bharti

New Delhi: The Delhi court on Monday dismissed anticipatory bail plea of former Delhi Law minister Somnath Bharti in a domestic violence case.?

Earlier, the court had dismissed an anticipatory bail plea moved by Bharti saying the application was premature since no FIR had been lodged against him then.

Police on Thursday had registered an FIR against Bharti three months after his wife Lipika Mitra filed a case of domestic violence against him, levelling serious charges including that of "unleashing" dogs on her when she was pregnant.

The FIR was registered at Dwarka North police station under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 498(a)(cruelty towards partner in marriage), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt), 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC.

Following the registration of FIR, a Delhi court recorded the statement of Lipika before Metropolitan Magistrate Manu Goel Kharb in-chamber under Section 164 of CrPC.

The latest FIR comes following four failed attempts of mediation between the former Delhi Law Minister and his wife and Lipika's insistence on police action against him.

Lipika had also filed a 26-page complaint with the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on June 10 in this regard alleging that her husband had been abusing her ever since their marriage in 2010.

Lipika on Sunday d that she is ready to face any consequence if accusations made by her are proved wrong.

In her complaint to police and DCW, Lipika alleged that there was a "persistent threat to her life" from Bharti. The couple has two children and Lipika lives separately in Dwarka along with the kids.