10. If any company-
(a) contravenes any provisions of this Act, |
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(b) furnishes for the purposes of this Act any return which is, or any part of the contents of which is, to the knowledge of the company untrue or incorrect, or |
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(c) does not comply with any direction given by the Registrar of Companies, or any officer authorized in that behalf by the Registrar, under section 9, |
| the company and every director, manager, secretary, or other officer of that company shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. |