Patna HC Refuses Bail in Copyright Violation for Selling Duplicate FMCG Products

Sunil Kumar Sah Vs State of Bihar (Patna High Court) The Patna High Court denied the application for pre-arrest bail filed by Sunil Kumar Sah, a grocery shop owner accused of selling duplicate products of reputed companies, including Dabur India Limited and Reckitt Benckiser India Limited. The Court emphasized the seriousness of the offence under the Copyright Act, 1957, and noted the petitioner’s failure to produce GST bills or tax invoices, suggesting tax evasion and trade in spurious goods. Factual Allegations The case, N.H. Bangra P.S. Case No. 69 of 2025, was registered under Sections 6...