Compounding of offences - threshold limit of holding ...
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December 10, 2021
Compounding of offences - threshold limit of holding directorship in companies - This Court is of the opinion that earlier one show cause notice was issued on 07.04.2017, for which the petitioner has sent a reply dated 14.04.2017. Thereafter the petitioner also filed a Compounding Application under Section 441 of the Act on 12.05.2017, for compounding of the offence under Section 165 of the Act. Without considering the Compounding Application, the respondent issued another show cause notice on 23.06.2017 and for which also, the petitioner had sent a reply on 10.07.2017, intimating the pendency of the Compounding Application, to the respondent. - the criminal complaint for offence under Section 165 r/w 165(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, is quashed. - HC
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