India's Got Latent row: SC grants interim protection to Ranveer Allahbadia from arrest

The Supreme Court characterised YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia's comments on the comedy show 'India's Got Latent' on Tuesday as offensive, disgusting, and filthy. Allahbadia was chastised by a bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, who said, "No one has the licence to speak whatever they want against the norms of society in the name of free speech."

"Do you have the license to say anything to give vent to your dirty mind?" the court asked him as part of its subsequent interrogation. Why don't you defend yourself by travelling to Guwahati? "The words you (Allahbadia) have chosen show your depraved mind and will shame every parent, sister, and mother as well as children," the bench said, expressing extreme



disapproval. As the court noted, "These threats given to you on social media appear to be only for seeking cheap counter publicity," it dismissed worries about purported threats against Allahbadia. Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna promised that the case would be scheduled before a bench in two to three days after Allahbadia's attorney, Abhinav Chandrachud, requested an urgent hearing on Friday.

Despite numerous FIRs being filed by the Maharashtra Cyber Department, Guwahati Police, and Jaipur Police, Allahbadia has remained inaccessible, according to a joint statement from Mumbai and Guwahati Police. However, the apex court has granted interim protection to Allahbadia from arrest in India's Got Latent comment case.