Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
21. Offences by companies
(1) Where any offence punishable under this
Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence
was committed was in charge 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:
that nothing contained in this
sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves
that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised
all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in
sub-section (1), where any offence punishable 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 or other association of individuals; and
(b) "director" in relation to a
firm, means a partner in the firm.