VERDICTUM.IN
NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2023/DHC/001676
MR SIMARPREET SINGH
..... Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Atul Singh and Mr.
Aatreya Singh, Advocates
versus
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.
Through:
..... Respondents
Mr. Naresh Kumar Chahar,
APP for the State.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA
JUDGMENT
Index to the Judgment
A.
FACTUAL BACKDROP ...................................................... 3
B.
SUBMISSIONS AT THE BAR ............................................ 8
C.
ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS.............................................10
I. Legal Framework...................................................................11
II. Community Standard Test ....................................................15
III. Freedom of Speech vs. Public Decency and Morality ......... 20
IV. Linguistic Morality, Obscenity and Vulgarity .....................27
V. Morality and Legality: Role of Courts..................................31
D.
CONCLUSION ....................................................................39
SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J.
1.
The instant petitions under Section 482 of the Code of
CRL.M.C. 2214/2020 & connected matters
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