Section 159 of Companies Act, 2013

159. Punishment for contravention

If any individual or director of a company, contravenes any of the provisions of

section 152, section 155 and section 156, such individual or director of the company shall be

punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which

may extend to fifty thousand rupees and where the contravention is a continuing one, with

a further fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day after the first during

which the contravention continues.

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