https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104776 Offences under the Companies Act, 1956 are governed by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 unless the Act itself creates a special procedure. The expression "proceeding" in section 446(2) was read as not including criminal prosecution, so the Company Court could not assume criminal jurisdiction over an offence under section 629 or direct a criminal inquiry under section 340 CrPC. Sections 621, 622 and 624 were noted as reinforcing that cognizance, forum and non-cognizable status are controlled by the statutory criminal process, while section 454(5A) shows that Parliament confers Company Court criminal powers expressly when intended. en-us Tue, 06 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:19:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104776 Offences under the Companies Act, 1956 are governed by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 unless the Act itself creates a special procedure. The expression "proceeding" in section 446(2) was read as not including criminal prosecution, so the Company Court could not assume criminal jurisdiction over an offence under section 629 or direct a criminal inquiry under section 340 CrPC. Sections 621, 622 and 624 were noted as reinforcing that cognizance, forum and non-cognizable status are controlled by the statutory criminal process, while section 454(5A) shows that Parliament confers Company Court criminal powers expressly when intended. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 06 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=104776