PRAYAGRAJ, May 12 -- The Allahabad high court on Monday dismissed YouTuber Elvish Yadav's petition challenging the chargesheet filed in a case related to the alleged use of snakes and snake venom for making YouTube videos, and for organising rave parties involving drugs and foreign nationals.

Justice Saurabh Srivastava declined to interfere with the ongoing proceedings, stating that the veracity of the allegations would be tested during the trial. The court noted that statements supporting the charges exist in both the FIR and the chargesheet. It was also observed that the FIR itself had not been challenged by Yadav in the petition.

Elvish Yadav is facing charges under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, the Indian Penal Co...