Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
34 .Offences by Companies.-
(1) Where an offence under this Act has been
committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was
committed, was incharge of, and 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 provided in
this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or
that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(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 of the company, such director,
manager secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that
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, and other association of individuals; and
(b) "director", in relation to a
firm, means a partner in the firm.