https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422719 An offence under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957 is classified as cognizable and non-bailable because the prescribed punishment extends to three years. Applying Part II of the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the maximum term brings the offence within the category of offences punishable with imprisonment of three years and upwards but not more than seven years. The contrary view treating the offence as non-cognizable was found inconsistent with the statutory classification scheme, and the challenge to the FIR and criminal proceedings on that basis failed. en-us Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 May 2022 09:39:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422719 An offence under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957 is classified as cognizable and non-bailable because the prescribed punishment extends to three years. Applying Part II of the First Schedule to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the maximum term brings the offence within the category of offences punishable with imprisonment of three years and upwards but not more than seven years. The contrary view treating the offence as non-cognizable was found inconsistent with the statutory classification scheme, and the challenge to the FIR and criminal proceedings on that basis failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=422719