VERDICTUM.IN NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2023/DHC/001676 tendency to corrupt the young minds, and project that the young generation speaks such language. 68. The web series does not mirror the actual college life or society. Though the moral or linguistic choices as well as choice and freedom to watch any entertainment channel lies with every individual of this country as discussed above, the foul expletive profanities and obscene languages and swear words used in the web series cannot take shelter under argument of new generation using such language. Moreover just because some of them use this foul language, the foul language cannot lose the character of being foul language. 69. The words and language used in this web series will certainly be found by many as naturally disgusting, dirty and sexual and these swear words and profanities certainly are not part of standard Hindi or any other Indian language. In Indian society, even today, swear words are not spoken in the presence of the elderly, at religious places, or in front of women or children. Though the social perceptions shape the popular culture, the linguistic history in relation to such swear and obscene words has long been considered a taboo or unworthy of being spoken in a social gathering. To uphold the contention of the petitioners that hurling such obscenities in public forums and by the young generation in general, in the universities and colleges, is so common that it is considered natural, without causing any distress, could amount to holding that a certain standard of decency cannot be expected on streets, public places or educational institutions. Such linguistic decay of Hindi language will CRL.M.C. 2214/2020 & connected matters Page 34 of 41