Act Number: 18

Act Name: The Companies Act, 2013

Year: 2013

Enactment Date: 2013-08-29

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies.

Ministry: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Department:

Section 57: 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 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.
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