Section 479 - Power to arrest absconding contributory. - Companies Act, 1956

Power to arrest absconding contributory. 479. At any time either before or after making a winding up order, the [1] [Tribunal] may, on proof of probable cause for believing that a contributory is about to quit India or otherwise to abscond, or is about to remove or conceal any of his property, for the purpose of evading payment of calls or of avoiding examination respecting the affairs of the company, cause _____ (a) the contributory to be arrested and safely kept until such time as the [2] [Tribunal] may order; and (b) his books and papers and movable property to be seized and safely kept until such time as the [3][Tribunal] may order. ------------------------------------------- Notes:- [1] Substituted for "Court" by the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002, w.e.f. a date yet to be notified. [2] Substituted for "Court" by the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002, w.e.f. a date yet to be notified. [3] Substituted for "Court" by the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002, w.e.f. a date yet to be notified.