Punishment for personation of shareholder
Section 57 of the Companies Act, 2013 deals with punishment for personation of shareholder. If any person deceitfully personates as an owner of any security or interest in a company, or of any share warrant or coupon issued in pursuance of this Act, and thereby obtains or attempts to obtain any such security or interest or any such share warrant or coupon, or receives or attempts to receiv The Act came into force on 01 Apr 2014.
If any person deceitfully personates as an owner of any security or interest in a company, or of any share warrant or coupon issued in pursuance of this Act, and thereby obtains or attempts to obtain any such security or interest or any such share warrant or coupon, or receives or attempts to receive any money due to any such owner, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees.
Section 57, The Companies Act, 2013 (Act 18 of 2013).
Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 57
What does Section 57 of the Companies Act deal with?
Section 57 of the Companies Act is headed "Punishment for personation of shareholder". If any person deceitfully personates as an owner of any security or interest in a company, or of any share warrant or coupon issued in pursuance of this Act, and thereby obtains or attempts to obtain any such security or interest or any such share warrant or coupon, or receives or attempts to receiv
How do I find court cases under Section 57 of the Companies Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Companies Act 57, section 57 Companies Act, section 57 of the Companies Act. People searching for it also type companies act 2 57. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 57 of the Companies Act, and has it changed?
3 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently commencement notification dt 21.12.2020 (2020), then the Investor Education and Protection FundAuthority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund)Second Amendment Rules, 2019 (2019).
When did Section 57 of the Companies Act come into force?
Section 57 of the Companies Act, cited as Companies Act 57, came into force on 01 Apr 2014, having been enacted on 29 Aug 2013. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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