Lawgist222Imposition of restrictions upon securities
(1) Where it appears to the Tribunal, in connection with any investigation under section 216 or on a complaint made by any person in this behalf, that there is good reason to find out the relevant facts about any securities issued or to be issued by a company and the Tribunal is of the opinion that such facts cannot be found out unless certain restrictions, as it may deem fit, are imposed, the Tribunal may, by order, direct that the securities shall be subject to such restrictions as it may deem fit for such period not exceeding three years as may be specified in the order.
(2) Where securities in any company are issued or transferred or acted upon in contravention of an order of the Tribunal under sub-section (1), the company shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees and every officer of the company who is in default shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.
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- 206 Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquirie
- 207 Conduct of inspection and inquiry
- 208 Report on inspection made
- 209 Search and seizure
- 210 Investigation into affairs of company
- 211 Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Offic
- 212 Investigation into affairs of company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
- 213 Investigation into company‘s affairs in other cases
- 214 Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigatio
- 215 Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspecto
- 216 Investigation of ownership of company
- 217 Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
- 218 Protection of employees during investigation
- 219 Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc
- 220 Seizure of documents by inspecto
- 221 Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
- 222 Imposition of restrictions upon securities
- 223 Inspector‘s report
- 224 Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector‘s report
- 225 Expenses of investigatio
- 226 Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceeding
- 227 Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
- 228 Investigation, etc., of foreign companies
- 229 Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of document
