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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Companies Act, 1956 Section 116

Penalty for personation of shareholder: If any person deceitfully personates an owner of any share or interest in a

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Companies Act, 1956 Section 116 is part of Companies Act, 1956 - Penalty for personation of shareholder: If any person deceitfully personates an owner of any share or interest in a. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 116: Penalty for personation of shareholder: If any person deceitfully personates an owner of any share 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 share 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 may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.

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What does Companies Act, 1956 Section 116 provide?

Section Section 116 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Penalty for personation of shareholder: If any person deceitfully personates an owner of any share or interest in a) is reproduced on this page as part of the Companies Act, 1956. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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