VERDICTUM.IN NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2023/DHC/001676 this Court reaches a conclusion that the majority of this country cannot be said to be using such vulgar, profane, indecent, swear words and expletives as projected in the web series in question in day-to-day spoken language with each other even in educational institutions. 72. University of Delhi has its own glorious history, majesty, respect and heritage. The college students cannot be said to be using the language used in this web series since the limits of decency, civilized behavior and civilized language are recognized and still cared and valued by the new generation. Just because a few people may be using such language, they cannot be allowed to corrupt the minds which are impressionable and be told that this is ‘in-thing’, ‘the new ok’, or ‘new normal’ language in the colleges. 73. The language which is being today called normal college culture and lifestyle is bound to percolate to school going children since it is unclassified and tomorrow may be called normal school culture, since the new generation will learn from the older generation. It will be a sad day for society in case the same vulgar and obscene language is spoken in schools, streets and houses in the name of new culture of the students. Considering the above, it is clear that the language of the web series in entirety termed content in legal terms does not pass the test of morale decency community test of a common man and the definition of decency and transgresses into the area of obscenity. 74. This Court applied the test of the common prudent man as stated above and found that this web series even for the purpose of CRL.M.C. 2214/2020 & connected matters Page 36 of 41

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