VERDICTUM.IN NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2023/DHC/001676 go beyond falling standards in society. The use of profanity and words which are taboo in general parlance in the web series on the pretext that this is how the new generation behaves and speaks or communicates, in this Court’s opinion, is not the mirror of such social realities and is certainly distorted. Though such web series may portray a certain part of society, the popular culture of this country still identifies with and adopts point of view of civil language. 70. Spoken language with passage of time can be recreated through repetition and over a period of time, some of its character may change. Media plays an influential role in putting forth such changes at times, however, they cannot be allowed to legitimize offensive language including swearing and profane words in the garb of change of language with passage of time. 71. The Indian society has also come a long way and there may be some social and cultural changes in the society. Tremendous changes have occurred in the electronic entertainment field also. But, the present series ‘College Romance’ which allegedly shows the actual and real new generation cannot pass the test of public decency. The Indian cinema which has now also extended to such web series and other short films etc. at social media and OTT platforms, undoubtedly is not the same as was in the old films where the romance between two persons was symbolically shown by showing two birds or flowers meeting on the screen. The limit regarding how much the society has changed will still have to be defined and seen in practicality. When examined in the practical light of common man, CRL.M.C. 2214/2020 & connected matters Page 35 of 41