Supreme Court of India

Krishika Lulla & Ors. v. Shyam Vithalrao Devkatia & Anr.

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Reported as [2015] 12 S.C.R. 1056
Bench Madan B. Lokur and S.A. Bobde JJ.
Decided 15 October 2015

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.482- Complaint c u/s. 63 of Copyright Act rlw. ss.406 and 420 of /PC -Alleging infringement of copyright of the title of the synopsis of a story - Process issued - Application u!s. 482 by the accused seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings, dismissed - On appeal, held: Under s. 13, Copyright subsists in an original literary work - The title does not qualify for being described as 'work' - The combination of two words of the title in question 'Desi Boys' also cannot be said to have anything original in it - These words do not qualify for being

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