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#BombayHighCourt to hear petition of #KanganaRanaut and her brother Akshat Ranaut assailing the FIR filed against them in ‘Didda’ copyright infringement case.

Hearing before Bench of Justices SS Shinde and GA Sanap.

Hearing begins.

Adv Rizwan Siddiquee appears for Ranaut and her brother.

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Siddiquee: The FIR was filed against me by virtue of an announcement I made. There was no work which infringed copyright.

There is a notice under Section 41.

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Siddiquee: I have been accused of an offence I have never committed.

Due to this FIR also I am not able to travel.

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Court: You have challenged the order filed directly by the Magistrate here directly?

Siddiquee: I have challenged the order, the FIR as also the notice under Section 41.

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Siddiquee: This FIR was filed after I made an announcement. There was no film made, nothing of that sort. There has to be a comparative copy for infringement.

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Siddiquee reads Section 2(m) of the copyright act.

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Court: You want everything to be done on the same date?
The hearing, the decision, without hearing the other side.
The notice is not issued in this case.

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Siddiquee: Notice is issued..

A lawyer for the respondent informs that no notice has been issued.

Court notes that the notice has not been issued.

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Court (to Siddiquee): Why are you making such submissions..?
No notice is issued. The precipe is of June 24, the matter is listed today.

Siddiquee: As soon as I got circulation, I sent them notice..

Court: That is different.

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Adv Yogita Joshi appearing for the complainant submits that there was another petition by a co-accused in which an order is passed.

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Siddiquee: If my friend is suggesting that I also make a similar statement, then I will not. The investigation is against my fundamental rights.

Court: We are not asking you to. You argue on merits. We are issuing notice.

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Court grants liberty to Siddiquee to move for circulation on Monday.

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Siddiquee: I am still not clear if I have been granted liberty or not.

Court asks the Chief Public Prosecutor Deepak Thakare to respond to this request.

Thakare: We will do as milord says. Please do not say my client. It will be in the newspaper the next day.

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Court: There, now you have Mr Thakare’s assurance.

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Hearing ends.

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