YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia moves Supreme Court against multiple FIRs over his remarks

New Delhi: YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia on Friday approached the Supreme Court seeking to club multiple FIRs lodged against him across India over his recent inappropriate comments during his guest appearance on a show 'India's Got Latent'.

Supreme Court Petitioned by Ranveer Allahabadia Over Alleged Defamation

Senior advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, appearing for Allahbadia, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna requesting an urgent hearing in the case.
Advocate Chandrachud told the bench that mutiple FIRs were registered against him and Assam Police has summoned him today.

Controversial Comments Lead to Multiple FIRs Against YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia

CJI Khanna said he does not allow oral mentionings and clarified that listing of the case date has been assigned.On February 11, the Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Guwahati Police have registered an FIR against YouTubers and social influencers Allahabadia, Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh, Apoorva Makhija, and others for promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually explicit and vulgar discussions on India's Got Latent. FIRs have been registered against them in Maharashtra and Assam. 

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Following public outrage, the Maharashtra Cyber Department registered an FIR against Allahabadia, comedian and show’s host Samay Raina and other artists associated with India’s Got Latent for allegedly creating and promoting obscene content.

Ranveer Allahabadia Seeks Relief from Multiple FIRs in Supreme Court

Police officials revealed that the Cyber Department has invoked relevant sections of the IT Act and demanded the removal of all 18 episodes of the comedy show. Investigators found that participants and guests frequently used “vulgar and obscene” language.