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In a major relief for filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh, the Supreme Court of India has put aside criminal proceedings initiated against him in a copyright infringement case linked to his 2016 film Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh.
Supreme Court quashes copyright case against Sujoy Ghosh over Kahaani 2, calls allegations baseless
In keeping with a report by Bar and Bench, a Bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe observed that the grievance lacked substance and failed to determine even a basic comparison between the 2 works in query. The court noted that the allegations were vague and unsupported, with no clear indication of how the film resembled the complainant’s script.
The case stemmed from a grievance filed by Umesh Prasad Mehta, who alleged that his script titled Sabak had been copied for the film. He claimed to have shared his work with Ghosh in 2015. Acting on this grievance, a magistrate court in Hazaribagh had issued summons in 2018 under provisions of the Copyright Act. Later, the Jharkhand High Court declined to quash the case, stating that the matter warranted trial.
Ghosh subsequently moved the apex court, where his counsel, Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, argued that the grievance didn’t provide any material evidence demonstrating similarity between the scripts and that the proceedings were a misuse of legal process.
The Supreme Court agreed with these submissions, stating that each the magistrate’s summoning order and the High Court’s decision showed an absence of proper judicial consideration. It also highlighted that witness statements presented by the complainant didn’t establish that any a part of the script had been copied.
A key think about the ruling was the finding of the Screen Writers Association’s Dispute Settlement Committee, which had earlier concluded that there was no resemblance between the 2 works. The court noted that this important detail had not been disclosed to the magistrate on the time of issuing summons.
Moreover, the Bench underscored that Ghosh’s script for Kahaani 2 had been registered well before the complainant’s script was created, making the allegation of infringement untenable.
Reiterating that courts must guard against frivolous or malicious litigation, the apex court emphasized the necessity to examine surrounding circumstances in such cases to stop misuse of criminal law. It ultimately put aside each the summoning order and the High Court’s ruling, bringing an end to the proceedings pending before the trial court.
The case was argued on behalf of Sujoy Ghosh by Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, assisted by a team of advocates. As for Ghosh’s 2016 thriller Kahaani 2: Durga Rani Singh, it’s a Vidya Balan-led film that revolves around a girl living under an assumed identity while protecting a baby, unfolding right into a layered narrative of crime, abuse, and hidden pasts. Also starring Arjun Rampal and Jugal Hansraj in key roles, the film was expected to be a spiritual sequel to the 2012 blockbuster Kahaani.
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