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The law has started tightening its grip on artists who openly mock the dignity, consent and dignity of women in the name of digital entertainment and stand-up comedy. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken a very strict stand in the case of allegedly making extremely objectionable, obscene and sexually harassing comments towards women during a stand-up comedy show organized in Gurugram. Taking suo motu cognizance of this entire matter, the Commission has directed the Haryana DGP to take immediate and strict legal action in the controversial ‘370 ki biryani’ case. Along with this, the Commission has issued summons to the controversial stand-up comedian Pranit More and Himanshu Jangra, who made lewd comments on women, and summoned them directly to the Delhi headquarters. At present, both these artists are facing huge public anger and legal action from the country’s capital to Mumbai. In this special ground report by investigative journalists Sanjay Kumar Sah and Saket Rai, know how serving obscenity in the name of comedy proved costly for these artists.
Gender violence in the name of entertainment is not tolerated, Women Commission Chairperson wrote a strong letter to Haryana DGP
After the video of this controversial show in Gurugram went viral like wildfire on social media, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women has called it extremely dangerous for the society. The Commission has made it clear in its official statement that any behavior or language that hurts the consent, dignity, physical autonomy and dignity of any woman cannot be served in the society in the form of entertainment or comedy. This kind of content is not only a big threat to the safety of women, but it also pollutes people’s thinking towards gender violence in the society. The Commission has sent a letter to Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) asking him to ensure strict and time bound action in the matter without any delay. Along with this, a detailed ‘Action Report’ (ATR) has also been summoned from the police administration within the next seven days, in which it has been asked what is the current status of checking the authenticity of the viral video and registering a case against the culprits.
Will have to appear before the commission on June 22 at 4 pm, instructions to police to stop obscenity on digital platforms
Considering the seriousness of the case and its ill effects on the society, the National Commission for Women has issued official summons to both the accused artists, Pranit More and Himanshu Jangra. Both of them will have to appear in person before the Women’s Commission in Delhi on 22nd June 2026 at exactly 4 pm to give clarification on their comments. The Commission has also given strict instructions to the State Police that in future, no public entertainment platform, theater or digital social media platform should be allowed to be used to spread things derogatory towards women or promote content promoting harassment. The Commission reiterated in strong words that the woman’s consent cannot be a subject of compromise under any circumstances.
Big hunter of Maharashtra Cyber Police: Case registered against Pranit More, Himanshu and Dr. Sejal Pawar under BNS and IT Act
In this matter, not only Haryana, but Maharashtra Police has also taken strict action. Maharashtra State’s nodal agency ‘Maharashtra Cyber’, which keeps a close watch on the online social media ecosystem and obscene content, has taken major legal action against stand-up comedian Pranit More, Himanshu Jangra, Dr. Sejal Pawar and other organizers associated with the show. FIR number 36/2026 has been registered against all of them in the Nodal Cyber Police Station of Mumbai. The police have registered a very serious case under the new law ‘Indian Code of Justice’ (BNS), 2023 under sections 75(1)(iv), 75(3) (related to sexual harassment), 294 (obscene acts in a public place), 353(2) and Section 67 (publishing obscene material in electronic form) of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, which also has a provision for jail sentence.
The old association of comedy and controversies, from Samay Raina to Munawar Farooqui have come on the radar.
This is not the first time that a stand-up comedian in India has got into legal trouble due to his controversial and objectionable content. Just before this, famous comedian Samay Raina also had to face fierce public anger for crossing the limits in a special episode of his popular YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent’, after which, under immense pressure, he had to close his hit show forever. Apart from this, Munawar Farooqui, Kunal Kamra and famous social media influencer Elvish Yadav have also faced sharp criticism from the law and social media in the past due to their statements and derogatory content. This latest case has once again raised the debate whether anyone can be given unlimited and unlimited freedom of expression in the name of comedy?