Section 493: Forfeiture of copies or plates

The court before which any proceedings are taken for any offence under sections 491
and 492 of this Code may, whether the alleged offender is convicted or not, order all
copies of the work or all plates in the possession of the alleged offender, which appear
to it to be infringing copies or plates for the purpose of making infringing copies, to be
destroyed or delivered up to the owner of the copyright or otherwise dealt with as the
court may think fit.
Chapter 49. Secret commissions and corrupt practices