Courts in India are empowered to grant the following relief

  1. Temporary and permanent injunctions
  2. Impounding and destruction of all infringing copies, including masters.
  3. Imprisonment of the accused or imposition of fine or both.
  4. Actual monetary damages plus the infringor's profit.


Any police officer, not below the rank of a sub - inspector, may if he is satisfied that an offence in respect of copyright in any work has been, is being, or is likely to be committed, seize without warrant, all copies of the work used for the purpose of making infringing copies of the work, wherever found and produce them before a Magistrate as soon as practicable.