https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103958 Wrongful retention of company premises by an ex-employee was treated as a continuing offence, so limitation under the Criminal Procedure Code did not run only from the date of retirement; section 472 applied and the complaints were not time-barred. Section 630 of the Companies Act, 1956 was also upheld as a valid company-law measure within Parliament's competence, aimed at protecting company property and providing speedy relief against wrongful retention. The classification between employees entrusted with company premises and others was held to be based on a real distinction with a rational nexus to that object, and no violation of Articles 14 or 21 was found. en-us Fri, 14 Nov 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:54:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103958 Wrongful retention of company premises by an ex-employee was treated as a continuing offence, so limitation under the Criminal Procedure Code did not run only from the date of retirement; section 472 applied and the complaints were not time-barred. Section 630 of the Companies Act, 1956 was also upheld as a valid company-law measure within Parliament's competence, aimed at protecting company property and providing speedy relief against wrongful retention. The classification between employees entrusted with company premises and others was held to be based on a real distinction with a rational nexus to that object, and no violation of Articles 14 or 21 was found. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 14 Nov 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103958