Companies Act, 1956
Sec 59 - Penalty and
interpretation.
(1) If any prospectus is issued in
contravention of section 57 or 58, the company, and every person, who is
knowingly a party to the issue thereof, shall be punishable with fine which may
extend to fifty thousand rupees.
(2) In sections 57 and 58, the expression
" expert " includes an engineer, a valuer, an accountant and any other
person whose profession gives authority to a statement made by him.