Companies Act — Section 451

Punishment in case of repeated default.—If a company or an officer of a company commits an

451. Punishment in case of repeated default.—If a company or an officer of a company commits an offence punishable either with fine or with imprisonment and where the same offence is committed for the second or subsequent occasions within a period of three years, then, that company and every officer thereof who is in default shall be punishable with twice the amount of fine for such offence in addition to any imprisonment provided for that offence.

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Yerram Vijay Kumar v. The State of Telangana & Anr.Supreme Court of India · 09 Jan 2026

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