SC seeks response of Maharashtra, Assam on plea of YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of Maharashtra and Assam governments on a plea of YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani seeking to quash or transfer to Mumbai an FIR registered in Guwahati in connection with a case of allegedly promoting obscenity in an online show.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh issued notice and tagged Chanchlani’s plea with influencer Ranveer Allahbadia’s pending petition.

At the outset, the bench told Chanchlani’s counsel that he was already granted bail in the matter.