Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 909 · Decided 20 August 1996
State of Andhra Pradesh v. Nagotivenkataramana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 909 · [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 812
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1644/1996
- Decided
- 20 August 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC
Headnote
Copyright Act, 1957: Sections 2(m) (ii), 3, 4, 44, 48, 51, 52-A and 63. Copyiight-Video shop-Respondent keeping vaiious cassettes of Telugu English and Hindi cinematograph films for hire and sale to pub/ic---Cassettes not containing the particular envisaged under Section 52-A of the Act-Charge for sentence of six months and fine of Rs. 3, 000-Affimzation of conviction and sentence by Appellate Court-Acquittal D by High Court-Appeal refen-ed by State-Held the offence would fall under Section 68-A-lllstead of imposillg a sentence of impiisonment, sentence of fine of a sum of R.s. 10,000
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