‘Personally disgusted, but…’ 5 things Ranveer Allahbadia’s lawyer Abhinav Chandrachud told Supreme Court today

The Supreme Court on February 18 reprimanded YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia for making vulgar remarks on Samay Raina's India's Got Latent show, saying such behaviour should be condemned. 

The apex court also said that the podcaster, popularly known as ‘BeerBiceps’, had something "very dirty" in his mind, which he “vomited” on the show. "Such behaviour has to be condemned. Just because you are popular, you cannot take society for granted. Is there anyone on earth who would like this language? There is something very dirty in his mind which has been vomited. Why should we protect him," the court said, according to the legal news website Bar and Bench.

Ranveer Allahbadia had moved the Supreme Court against the FIRs lodged over his alleged distasteful comments during the show on YouTube. He also requested the clubbing of all FIRs against him in India's Got Latent case. 

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh heard the matter.

The court relieved the podcaster by protecting him from arrest and restraining Ranveer Allahbadia from airing any further YouTube shows.

Allahbadia is being represented by Abhinav Chandrachud, a Bombay High Court lawyer and the son of former CJI DY Chandrachud.

Here is what Chandrachud said in court today, as reported by legal news website Livelaw:

1- “This is for clubbing of FIRs. Petitioner has received death threats. First in Maharashtra, then Assam, now Jaipur...there is a reward...offence is old S.153A (promoting hatred).”

2- “I personally am disgusted. But whether it rises to the level of criminal offence is another question,” said Chandrachud when asked by Justice Kant if he was defending the kind of statements made by Allahbadia. “There are complaints all over the country. Second FIR constitutes an abuse of process.”

3- “One of the co-accused has been threatened with acid attack. In Nupur's case, there were threats and the remarks were worse. The moment there is 2nd FIR, it constitutes an abuse of process,” Chandrachud said.

4-“Please see my interim application. "Ranveer Allahabadia ki zubaan kaatkar laane wale ko milega 5 lakhs ka inaam" is the threat”. Please see what former Indian WWE wrestler has said..." Chandrachud was referring to former WWE wrestler Sanga, also known as Saurav Gurjar, who had threatened the YouTuber, saying, “If I meet him anywhere, no one can save him from me.”

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5- “Some subscriber made a copy of a 10-second clip out of a 45-minute show. It was meant for adults...please see petitioner's mother is a doctor, people are posing as patients, going to her and abusing,” Chandrachud told the court.