Archive · 28 Jan 2026
High Court Clarifies Fake Raymond Clothes Not Copyright Crime
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided that selling fake Raymond clothes is not a copyright crime.
The court was hearing a case about a businessman who was accused of selling clothes with the 'Reymond' brand name.
The judge, Justice Manisha Batra, said that clothes and fabrics are not protected under the Copyright Act.
Therefore, the court decided to stop the criminal case against the businessman.
The company had filed a complaint under sections 51 and 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957, but the court said continuing the case would be an abuse of the law.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed an FIR and criminal proceedings against a businessman for selling counterfeit garments under the 'Reymond' brand.
Justice Manisha Batra ruled that garments and fabrics do not fall within the definition of 'work' protected under the Copyright Act.
The court stated that continuing criminal proceedings on such allegations would be an abuse of the process of law.
The FIR was registered under Sections 51 and 63 of the Copyright Act, 1957, by the authorized representative of Raymond Company.
The businessman was facing criminal proceedings for allegedly producing and selling clothes under the name of Raymond Company.
- Who
- Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Manisha Batra, a businessman, Raymond Company
- What
- Quashing of an FIR and criminal proceedings against a businessman for selling counterfeit garments under the 'Reymond' brand
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Why
- Because garments and fabrics do not fall within the definition of 'work' protected under the Copyright Act
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Justice
- Manisha Batra
- Businessman's Action
- Selling counterfeit garments under the 'Reymond' brand
- Copyright Act Sections
- 51 and 63
- Act
- Copyright Act, 1957