A special court in Rae Bareli took cognisance of the case on July 28, 2005, and framed charges against her. The proceedings in this particular case have not been stayed by competent courts, her affidavit states.
Apart from the above, 12 other cases are registered against Bharti at various police stations in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh involving charges of attempt to murder, defamation, rioting, obscene acts and songs and wrongful restraint, among others, the affidavit adds.
However, the proceedings in three cases registered against Bharti in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba area have been stayed by the Allahabad High Court. The charges in these cases pertain to assault or use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty and disobedience to order promulgated by a public servant (Sections 353 and 188 of IPC, respectively).
Bharti is currently an MLA from the Mahoba Assembly constituency.
