Lawgist342Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company
(1) If it appears to the Tribunal in the course of a winding up by the Tribunal, that any person, who is or has been an officer, or any member, of the company has been guilty of any offence in relation to the company, the Tribunal may, either on the application of any person interested in the winding up or suo motu, direct the liquidator to prosecute the offender or to refer the matter to the Registrar.
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(5) When any prosecution is instituted under this section, it shall be the duty of the liquidator and of every person, who is or has been an officer and agent of the company to give all assistance in connection with the prosecution which he is reasonably able to give.
Explanation.-- For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "agent", in relation to a company, shall include any banker or legal adviser of the company and any person employed by the company as auditor.
(6) If a person fails or neglects to give assistance required by sub-section (5), he shall be liable to pay fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees.
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1. Sub-sections (2), (3) and (4) omitted by Act 31 of 2016, s. 255 and the Eleventh Schedule (w.e.f. 15-11-2016).
- 324 Debts of all descriptions to be admitted to proo
- 325 Application of insolvency rules in winding up of insolvent companies
- 326 Overriding preferential payments
- 327 Preferential payments
- 328 Fraudulent preferenc
- 329 Transfers not in good faith to be voi
- 330 Certain transfers to be void
- 331 Liabilities and rights of certain persons fraudulently preferred
- 332 Effect of floating charge
- 333 Disclaimer of onerous property
- 334 Transfers, etc., after commencement of winding up to be void
- 335 Certain attachments, executions, etc., in winding up by Tribunal to be voi
- 336 Offences by officers of companies in liquidation
- 337 Penalty for frauds by officers
- 338 Liability where proper accounts not kep
- 339 Liability for fraudulent conduct of busines
- 340 Power of Tribunal to assess damages against delinquent directors, et
- 341 Liability under sections 339 and 340 to extend to partners or directors in firms or companie
- 342 Prosecution of delinquent officers and members of company
- 343 Company Liquidator to exercise certain powers subject to sanction
- 344 Statement that company is in liquidation
- 345 Books and papers of company to be evidence
- 346 Inspection of books and papers by creditors and contributories
- 347 Disposal of books and papers of compan
- 348 Information as to pending liquidations
- 349 Official Liquidator to make payments into public account of India
- 350 Company Liquidator to deposit monies into scheduled ban
- 351 Liquidator not to deposit monies into private banking account
- 352 Company Liquidation Dividend and Undistributed Assets Accoun
- 353 Liquidator to make returns, etc
- 354 Meetings to ascertain wishes of creditors or contributorie
- 355 Court, tribunal or person, etc., before whom affidavit may be sworn
- 356 Power of Tribunal to declare dissolution of company void
- 357 Commencement of winding up by Tribunal
- 358 Exclusion of certain time in computing period of limitation
