Lawgist229Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of document
Where a person who is required to provide an explanation or make a statement during the course of inspection, inquiry or investigation, or an officer or other employee of a company or other body corporate which is also under investigation,--
(a) destroys, mutilates or falsifies, or conceals or tampers or unauthorisedly removes, or is a party to the destruction, mutilation or falsification or concealment or tampering or unauthorised removal of, documents relating to the property, assets or affairs of the company or the body corporate;
(b) makes, or is a party to the making of, a false entry in any document concerning the company or body corporate; or
(c) provides an explanation which is false or which he knows to be false, he shall be punishable for fraud in the manner as provided in section 447.
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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
