Chandigarh, March 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court has provided significant legal reprieve to popular singer Badshah by staying his arrest in connection with the ongoing controversy surrounding his latest track, 'Tatiri.'While granting the stay on Thursday, the court explicitly directed the artist to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation. The legal intervention follows a directive issued by the Haryana State Women's Commission earlier this week seeking the singer's arrest after he failed to appear in response to statutory summons.

The dispute stems from the release of the 'Tatiri' song on March 1, which drew sharp criticism from several social organizations over its lyrical content and the depiction of women in the music vi...