BAIL APPL No. 101 of 2007 · Kerala High Court
Case at a glance
Outcome
Allowed
This application is allowed as above
Provisions considered
- Copy Right Act, 1957 ss. 52A, 63, 68A
Key paragraphs
- Para 22. Even though the learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application, since this court has granted anticipatory bail to the accused in similar cases, I do not see any justification to treat the petitioner differently. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police…
- Para 44. The petitioner shall surrender before the concernedMagistrate within the above period of one month and seek regular bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to her shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed…
Judgment
V. RAMKUMAR, J.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -BAIL APPLICATION NO. 101 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - ----------------------- - - - - - - DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2007
O R D E RPetitioner who is the first accused in Crime No.778/06 of Thodupuzha Police Station for offences punishable under sections 52A,63 and 68A of the Copy Right Act, 1957, seeks anticipatory bail. The11 audio cassettes alleged to be pirated were seized from the shop of which the petitioner is a licensee.
Even though the learned Public Prosecutor opposed the application, since this court has granted anticipatory bail to the accused in similar cases, I do not see any justification to treat the petitioner differently. Accordingly, a direction is issued to the officer-in-charge of the police station concerned to release the petitioner on bail for a period of one month in the event of her arrest in connection with the above case on her executing a bond for Rs. 10,000/- (Rupeesten thousand only) with two solvent sureties each for the like amount to the satisfaction of the said officer and subject to the following conditions:-1. The petitioner shall make herself available for interrogationas and when required by the Police. BA.101/0722. The petitioner shall not influence or intimidate the prosecution witnesses nor shall she attempt to tamper with the evidence of the prosecution.
Petitioner shall not commit any offence while on bail.
Operative part
The petitioner shall surrender before the concernedMagistrate within the above period of one month and seek regular bail. If the petitioner commits breach of any of the above conditions, the bail granted to her shall be liable to be cancelled. This application is allowed as above.V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. dsn
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: This application is allowed as above
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Copy Right Act, 1957 — ss. 52A, 63, 68A.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Kerala High Court, on 11 Jan 2007. The bench was V RAMKUMAR.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.