HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2675 of 2007 Between: J.Kiran … Petitioner/6th accused And State of A.P.,rep. By its Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another … Respondents This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY CRIMINAL PETITION No.2675 of 2007 ORDER:- Petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings against the petitioner in C.C.No.1000 of 2003 pending on the file of VI Metropolitan Magistrate-cum-IV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad, where the petitioner is arrayed as accused No.6 for the offence punishable under Section 420 r/w 34 IPC and Section 63 of the Copyrights Act, 1957. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that no prima facie case is made out against the petitioner to attract the charge under Section 420 IPC. None of the witnesses stated that the film “Maa Pelliki Randi” was telecasted in siti cable on 05.11.2000 at the instance of the petitioner, nor there is any allegation that the petitioner entrusted the copyrights of the film to siti cable. Therefore, the petitioner cannot be shown as an accused and even a charge under Section 63 of the Copyrights Act is barred by limitation from the date of offence. Learned counsel for the 2nd respondent/complainant fairly conceded that the 6th accused is in no way connected with the agreement because he is one of the partners along with the complainant in the partnership firm and there is no allegation against him for the cheating of the firm and fairly conceded that the proceedings against the petitioner cannot be proceeded under the Copyrights Act in the absence of any agreement entered by the petitioner. The Criminal Petition is accordingly allowed. _________________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J 19th August 2010 lmv