Non-cognizable offences: all offences under the Companies Act are to be treated as non-cognizable despite the Code of Criminal Procedure. Offences under the Companies Act are declared non-cognizable, meaning that notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, every offence against the Act is to be treated as non-cognizable, thereby limiting police powers to initiate cognizable investigations or arrests and prescribing non-cognizable procedural mechanisms for complaints and subsequent legal action.
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Non-cognizable offences: all offences under the Companies Act are to be treated as non-cognizable despite the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Offences under the Companies Act are declared non-cognizable, meaning that notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, every offence against the Act is to be treated as non-cognizable, thereby limiting police powers to initiate cognizable investigations or arrests and prescribing non-cognizable procedural mechanisms for complaints and subsequent legal action.
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