Factories Act, 1948
118. Restriction on disclosure of information
(1) No Inspector shall, while in service or after leaving the
service, disclose otherwise than in connection with the execution, or for the
purposes, of this Act any information relating to any manufacturing or
commercial business or any working process which may come to his knowledge in
the course of his official duties.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to any disclosure of
information made with the previous consent in writing of the owner of such
business or process or for the purpose of any legal proceeding (including
arbitration) pursuant to this Act or of any criminal proceeding which may be
taken, whether pursuant to this Act or otherwise, or for the purposes of any
report of such proceedings as aforesaid.
(3) If any Inspector contravenes the provisions of sub-section
(1) he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six
months, or with the fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.