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A) The arrest of the shop owner was within the power of the SP
B) The arrest of the shop owner was not within the power of the SP
C) The shop owner can never be arrested
D) SP was not competent to know whether infringement of copyright has taken place
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Ans. According to the principle, any police officer above the rank of Sub-Inspector can seize without warrant, all the copies of the work and all plates, if he is satisfied that an offence of the infringement of copyright in any work has been committed or is likely to be committed. In the present case Superintendent of Police conducted a raid and he is obviously above the rank of Sub-Inspector, so he can arrest the shop owner.You need to login to perform this action.
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