LawgistThe Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act
51Costs of defence of prosecution
In any prosecution under this Act, the court may order such costs to be paid by the accused to the complainant, or by the complainant to the accused, as the court deemed reasonable having regard to all the circumstances of the case and the conduct of the parties and the costs so awarded shall be recoverable as if they were a fine.
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OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
- 37 Meaning of applying geographical indications
- 38 Falsifying and falsely applying geographical indications
- 39 Penalty for applying false geographical indications
- 40 Penalty for selling goods to which false geographical indication is applied
- 41 Enhanced penalty on second or subsequent conviction
- 42 Penalty for falsely representing a geographical indication as registered
- 43 Penalty for improperly describing a place of business as connected with the Geographical Indications Registry
- 44 Penalty for falsification of entries in the register
- 45 No offence in certain cases
- 46 Forfeiture of goods
- 47 Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business
- 48 Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused
- 49 Offences by companies
- 50 Cognizance of certain offences and the powers of police officer for search and seizure
- 51 Costs of defence of prosecution
- 52 Limitation of prosecution
- 53 Information as to commission of offence
- 54 Punishment for abetement in India of acts done out of India
