Arms Act, 1959
33. Offence by companies
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(1) Whenever an offence
under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the
offence was committed was in charge of, or was responsible to the company for
the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be
deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against
and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing
contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any
punishment under this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without
his knowledge and that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission
of such office.
(2) Notwithstanding anything
contained in sub-section (1) where an offence under this Act has been committed
by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the
consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any
director, manager, secretary or other officer or the company, such director,
manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of the
offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation - For the
purposes of this section -
(a) "Company" means any body corporate, and includes a firm or other association
or individuals; and
(b) "Director", in relation
to a firm, means a partner in the firm.