VERDICTUM.IN NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2023/DHC/001676 material on record has been perused. 16. At the outset, as far as the arguments raised on behalf of petitioners on non-compliance of Section 154(3) of Cr.P.C. are concerned, it is to be noted that as per the record, the complainant had approached the higher authority of the SHO concerned, i.e. ACP, Cyber Cell, North District with his grievance. Even otherwise, the word used under Section 154(3) is ‘may’ and not ‘shall’. 17. The question before this Court is as to whether this Court, in the facts and circumstances of the case, will hold a view that the content of the web series ‘College Romance’ is obscene and that the order of learned ASJ directing registration of FIR against the petitioners under Section 67A of IT Act only is correct in law. 18. This Court to arrive at just decision of the case, has seen a few episodes of the web series titled ‘College Romance’, including the Episode 05 of Season 01 which is in question. I. 19. Legal Framework This Court after going through the content of the case file, is of the opinion that the content of the web series in the present case will have to be judged in the context of Section 67 and 67A of IT Act, which are reproduced as under: “67. Punishment for publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form. -Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published or transmitted in the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having regard to all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter CRL.M.C. 2214/2020 & connected matters Page 11 of 41