Cursing, Vulgar Language In TV Shows Criminal Offence? Here's What Supreme Court Said

The top court quashed a Delhi High Court order upholding a criminal case against TVF web series 'College Romance.'

The approach adopted by the High Court is based on irrelevant considerations, the Supreme Court ruled. ( Image Source :PTI )

The Supreme Court while overturning a Delhi High Court verdict on Tuesday said that availability of content that contains profanities and swear words cannot be regulated by criminalising it as 'obscene.' The top court quashed a Delhi High Court order that upheld a criminal case against web series 'College Romance.' The top court cited many cases like that of movie Bandit Queen, Marathi short story 'Shama,' and the time when Anandbazar Patrika carried the image of Boris Becker, a tennis player,