Lawgist199Offences by companies
(1) Where an offence 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 contravention and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, and it is proved that the offence was 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.
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- 177 General provision for punishment of offences
- 177A Penalty for contravention of regulations under section 118
- 178 Penalty for travelling without pass or ticket and for dereliction of duty on the part of conductor and refusal to ply contract carriage, etc
- 179 Disobedience of orders, obstruction and refusal of information
- 180 Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles
- 181 Driving vehicles in contravention of section 3 or section 4
- 182 Offences relating to licences
- 182A Punishment for offences relating to construction, maintenance, sale and alteration of motor vehicles and components
- 182B Punishment for contravention of section 62A
- 183 Driving at excessive speed, etc
- 184 Driving dangerously
- 185 Driving by a drunken person or by a person under the influence of drugs
- 186 Driving when mentally or phycically unfit to drive
- 187 Punishment for offences relating to accident
- 188 Punishment for abetment of certain offences
- 189 Racing and trials of speed
- 190 Using vehicle in unsafe condition
- 191 Omitted
- 192 Using vehicle without registration
- 192A Using vehicle without permit
- 193 Punishment of agents, canvassers and aggregators without proper authority
- 194 Driving vehicle exceeding permissible weight
- 194A Carriage of excess passengers
- 194B Use of safety belts and the seating of children
- 194C Penalty for violation of safety measures for motor cycle drivers and pillion riders
- 194D Penalty for not wearing protective headgea
- 194E Failure to allow free passage to emergency vehicles
- 194F Use of horns and silence zones
- 195 Omitted
- 196 Driving uninsured vehicle
- 197 Taking vehicle without authority
- 198 Unauthorised interference with vehicle
- 198A Failure to comply with standards for road design, construction and maintenance
- 199 Offences by companies
- 199A Offences by juveniles
- 199B Revision of fines
- 200 Composition of certain offences
- 201 Penalty for causing obstruction to free flow of traffic
- 202 Power to arrest without warrant
- 203 Breath tests
- 204 Laboratory test
- 205 Presumption of unfitness to drive
- 206 Power of police officer to impound document
- 207 Power to detain vehicles used without certificate of registration permit, etc
- 208 Summary disposal of cases
- 209 Restriction on conviction
- 210 Courts to send intimation about conviction
- 210A Power of State Government to increase penalties
- 210B Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authorit
- 210C Power of Central Government to make rules
- 210D Power of State Government to make rules
