Companies Act, 1956
Sec 68A - Personation
for acquisition, etc., of shares.
(1) Any person who :
(a) makes in a fictitious name an application
to a company for acquiring, or subscribing for, any shares therein, or
(b) otherwise induces a company to allot, or
register any transfer of, shares therein to him, or any other person in a
fictitious name, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to five years.
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall be
prominently reproduced in every prospectus issued by the company and in every
form of application for shares which is issued by the company to any person.