In Brief
This criminal appeal challenges the High Court's quashing of an FIR charging copyright infringement under Section 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957. The High Court held the offence was non-cognizable. The Supreme Court held that Section 63 prescribes imprisonment up to three years maximum. Under the First Schedule of the Code of Criminal Procedure, offences punishable with 3–7 years imprisonment are cognizable and non-bailable. The Court quashed the High Court's order and held that Section 63 offences are cognizable and non-bailable, allowing the criminal proceedings to continue.
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