Supreme Court orders to release Ranveer Allahbadia's passport after 'India's Got Latent' controversy: The Youtuber is now allowed to travel internationally

Ranveer Allahbadia had found himself into trouble due to his comments on Samay Raina's show 'India's Got Latent'. Several FIRs were filed against him and other influencers Apoorva Makhija, Ashish Chanchlani as well. Ranveer's passport was confiscated during a Supreme Court hearing over the comments on the show. The action had already stopped him from making international travel.
Now the court has granted him a big relief and directed to release his passport, which also further allows him to travel internationally. Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh instructed the Nodal Cyber Police to return Ranveer's passport. However, the condition for the same would be that the Youtuber is available for quetioning whenever he is needed, during the investigation.
On February 18, the court had put a stay on his arrest, but barred him from doing any shows. He was also told to not leave the country without permission. Later, on March 3, the court allowed him to continue with his show.
Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, remarked that while Allahbadia’s show is not vulgar, it is “perverse.” He distinguished between humor, vulgarity, and perversity, suggesting that regulatory measures might be necessary to prevent content violating societal moral standards. The court asked the SG to explore potential regulations that would uphold free speech under Article 19(4) while ensuring content remains within acceptable boundaries.
Meanwhile, Ranveer has returned with his podcast. He had reflected on this whole incident in a conversation with Buddhist monk Palga Rinpoche. He had said how he found who are his fake friends amidst this controversy. Ranveer said, “Aksar jab aisi cheezein hoti hain zindagi main toh logo ke asli characters dikh jaate hain aur aksar log kahenge, ‘Haan, unn rishtedaaro ka character dikh gaya jo log fake friends the unka character dikh gaya.’ Par iske saath saath bohot logo ke acche characters bhi dikh jaate hain."