<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as BeerBiceps, in FIRs filed against him in Maharashtra, Assam, and Rajasthan over alleged obscene and vulgar remarks on the show 'India&rsquo;s Got Latent'.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh stayed his arrest, but directed that he must cooperate with the investigation and surrender his passport to Thane police. The court also ordered that no further FIRs be registered against him for the controversial episode.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order after Allahbadia moved the court to club various FIRs and sought interim protection.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The court allowed interim protection but directed Allahbadia (petitioner) to cooperate with the probe in all the cases and also restrained him from doing any other show for the time being.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Arrest of petitioner under the Mumbai and Guwahati FIRs shall be stayed subject condition that shall join investigation as and when summoned. Interim protection from arrest is granted on the premise that full cooperation has to be given without any lawyer inside police station," the court ordered.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is further subject to the condition that petitioner and his associates shall not do any other show for the time being, the court added.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pertinently, the court also ordered that no further FIR should be registered against Allahbadia for the controversial episode and his remarks in the show.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Arrest stayed in all FIRs related to the episode</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&bull; No new FIRs to be filed against him regarding the show</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Must cooperate with the probe and cannot have a lawyer present during police questioning</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Passport to be surrendered, Allahbadia cannot leave the country without the court&rsquo;s permission</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Barred from hosting any new shows for the time being</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&bull; Liberty to approach Maharashtra and Assam police for protection in case of threats</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Meanwhile, the bench strongly criticized Allahbadia&rsquo;s conduct, calling his language obscene and degrading.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The court remarked that such remarks bring shame to society and questioned whether his popularity gave him the right to use such language.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">During the hearing, Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, appearing for Allahbadia, said that the YouTuber has been receiving death threats, all for a 10-second video clip.&nbsp;</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">However, the court was not only unsympathetic to the same but also questioned Allahbadia's choice of language and conduct.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Are you defending the language used?" Justice Kant demanded.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"As an officer of the court, I am disgusted at the language used," Chandrachud replied.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"So what are the parameters of obscenity and vulgarity. In the society which has some self evolved values and when we behave within those parameters we want to know what are the parameters of Indian society according to the petitioner," the bench said.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The bench said that the language used prima facie amounted to obscenity.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">"If this is not obscene, then what is ? You can show your vulgarity anytime and show the depravity.." Justice Kant remarked.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The court also stated that there seemed to be only two FIRs in relation to the matter and the YouTuber can defend himself separately in both.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Case Background</strong></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The controversy stems from an episode of 'India&rsquo;s Got Latent', shot on November 14, 2024, at Khar Habitat but aired recently. The show&rsquo;s panel, including Ranveer Allahbadia, comedian Samay Raina, and YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani, allegedly engaged in explicit conversations, leading to legal action.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Despite arguments from his lawyer about death threats and online harassment, the court refused to consider them as grounds for relief, stating that threats are common, and the state can take appropriate action.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The matter remains under investigation.</span></div>
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February 18, 2025 | 12:44 IST