VERDICTUM.IN NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2023/DHC/001676 being broadcasted primarily on various internet platforms such as YouTube, TVF Web Portal and Mobile Applications. 4. It is the alleged case of complainant that the said web series contains vulgar and obscene material and depicts women in indecent form in violation of the provisions of Sections 292/294 of Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’), 1860, Section 67/67A of Information and Technology Act, 2000 (‘IT Act’) and Sections 2 (c), 3 and 4 of Indecent Representation of Women Prohibition Act, 1986. It is the case of the complainant that petitioner is also the owner-cummanager of popular YouTube channel known as ‘Timeliners’, on which indecent content had been broadcasted and published for consumption by general public without any warning to the effect that the content is for adult consumption only. 5. It is alleged in the complaint filed by respondent no. 2 i.e. Arvind Singh that accused no. 2 and 3 are the shareholders and directors of petitioner company whereas accused no. 4 is the casting director of the Web Series in question titled ‘College Romance’ through which obscene content is being circulated on various Internet portals and the accused no. 5 and 6 are the actress and actor respectively who had played the character of female lead and male protagonist in the objectionable web series whereas the accused no. 7 and 8 are two script writers of the obscene web series. 6. It is alleged that TVF owns one of the YouTube entertainment channels popularly known as ‘The Timeliners’ and that TVF under its entertainment channel ‘The Timeliners’ produces and broadcasts/publishes different webseries and shoots entertainment CRL.M.C. 2214/2020 & connected matters Page 4 of 41