Supreme Court grants protection from arrest to Ranveer Allahbadia in India's Got Latent case

Supreme Court wrapped up Ranveer Allahbadia for his choice of words.

The Supreme Court pulled up Youtuber Ranveer Allahbadia for his use of vulgar language during the hearing of merging multiple FIRs filed in India's Got Latent controversy.

The SC slammed conduct of Ranveer Allahbadia before granting him relief. The Supreme Court gave him protection from arrest but asked the podcaster to not accompany him to the police station.

The Supreme Court further said that no more FIRs to be filed in this case in India's Got Latent controversy.

Prior to granting relief, The Supreme Court asked Ranveer Allahbadia's counsel; Do you subscribe to his language? How do you behave yourself. And the SC asked the counsel what is the parameter of obscenity?

Ranveer Allahbadia  seeks the merging of multiple FIRs filed against him for alleged inappropriate comments made on comedian Samay Raina's YouTube show, India's Got Latent.

A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh is hearing the case.

Justice Kant told Allahbadia's counsel, "He is insulting parents also! There is something dirty in this person's mind that has been spread through this program. Why the Courts should favor him?"

"Somebody thinks that because I have become so and so popular, I can speak any kind of words and take entire society for granted...you tell us anyone in the world who would like such words," Justice Surya Kant further asked the counsel.

Justice Kant asked the counsel: Are you defending the kind of statements made?

Chandrachud: Not at all. I personally am disgusted. But whether it rises to the level of criminal offense is another question

Justice Kant: What are the parameters of obscenity/vulgarity?

Justice Kant questioned Allahbadia's counsel: "There are only two FIRs as far we know, not that many FIRs are filed. Just because you are popular you cannot take the society for granted. Is there anyone on earth who will like this language? There is something very dirt in his mind which has been vomited. Why should we protect him?"

The SC has granted Allahbadia protection from arrest but asked him not to accompany the police station with his counsel.

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What Justice Kant said while wrapping up Ranveer Allahbadia:

Justic Kant said:

• He has shown the dirt in his mind, which he was vomited, why should we protect?
• Just because you are popular, you can’t take society for granted, such behaviour has to be condemned
• Words you have chosen mean that parents, daughters, society will feel ashamed.
• If you are trying to seek cheap popularity, now someone else is trying to seek cheap popularity at your expense by issuing threats.
• We even know he has tried to copy from an Australian programme, we are not sitting in an ivory tower.
• So what you uttered such words for popularity and now threats are also issued for the same.
• The words you have chosen, parents will feel ashamed. Daughters and sisters will feel ashamed. The entire society will be ashamed. These are the levels of depravity you and your henchmen has gone. Rule of law and system has to be followed.

Additionally, he has sought anticipatory bail to avoid arrest by the Guwahati Police. Several FIRs have been lodged against him, prompting the authorities to ask him to appear in person and record his statements.

In a related development, Ranveer Allahbadia was scheduled to appear before the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday morning, but he failed to attend, much like his previous summons from the Mumbai Police. He has now been called again by the women’s panel for March 6.

A major controversy erupted after influencer Ranveer Allahbadia made a disturbing statement about parents and sex on Samay Raina's show, India's Got Latent. Ranveer Allahbadia posed a shocking question to a contestant, asking, "Would you rather watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life, or would you join in once and stop it forever?"

This comment has led to multiple FIRs being filed against him. Along with Allahbadia and Raina, YouTube celebrities Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, and Apoorva Makhija are also named in the Assam case.

As reported by ANI, Samay Raina, currently in the US for a pre-planned tour, assured the National Commission for Women (NCW) that he would be available for a hearing upon his return. The NCW has scheduled his hearing for March 11. Similarly, Jaspreet Singh, who is touring Paris, informed the Commission that he would be back in India by March 10, 2025, and would cooperate with the inquiry. His hearing has also been rescheduled for March 11.