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SC allows Ranveer Allahbadia to resume his podcast, but with conditions
The court's remarks came after the YouTuber's petition saying that this is his only source of livelihood.
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Youtuber Ranveer Allahbadia to resume uploading his podcasts and shows on social media. But the court ordered him to submit an undertaking that his podcast 'The Ranveer Show' would maintain 'morality and decency' and also be suitable for all ages.
The court had restrained him from airing the podcast after a row over Allahbadia's crass remarks on Samay Raina's YouTube show.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh took note of Allahbadia's submission that the podcast was his only source of livelihood and around 280 people employed by him were dependent on the show.
The bench also extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Allahbadia till further orders, while asking him to join the investigation in Guwahati.
The podcaster stirred up a row with his crass remarks on the YouTube show 'India's Got Latent'. The remarks led to multiple FIRs against Allahbadia.
The Maharashtra Cyber and the Mumbai police are investigating Allahbadia's controversial remarks made on comedian Samay Raina's show.
On Monday, Allahbadia and Ashish Chanchlani, also a YouTuber, appeared separately before the Maharashtra Cyber to record their statements in the case of obscenity it has registered against them and others, an official said.
"In his statement, Allahbadia admitted that he made a mistake by making controversial comments on the YouTube show, for which he is being criticised," he said.
The social media influencer also admitted that he made a mistake by using specific words in his comments during the show, the official said.
Allahbadia also told the officials that Samay Raina was his friend and he had gone to the show only for the latter, the official said, adding he also claimed that he did not charge anything to attend the show.
