New Delhi, July 29 -- The certification process for theatre release of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' has been in accordance with the Cinematograph Act and Rules and censorship related news reports are misleading, sources said on Wednesday, noting that film's distributors had themselves sought a UA 13+ certification for the Hollywood superhero film, which is scheduled to release in Indian cinemas on Thursday.

Sources said an eight-second sequence found to be a titillating sensual act was excised and a separate three-second sequence that was not found to be titillating was permitted.

They said the film contained an eight-second sequence that was found to be a titillating sensual act being performed on Public Transport.

"In compliance with ...