New Delhi, March 19 -- The Supreme Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against YouTuber and Big Boss OTT winner Elvish Yadav in connection with a case registered against him linked to the smuggling and consumption of snake venom.

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh found procedural lapses in the manner in which the complaint and FIR were filed and noted that the same cannot be sustained in law.

"The complaint and the FIR cannot be sustained in law. We are not going into other issues raised. The Proceedings stands quashed," the Court noted.

Earlier, Yadav approached the Supreme Court seeking the quashing of the chargesheet filed against him and the summons issued in the case.

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