No immunity to companies from prosecution for offences for which punishment prescribed is mandatory imprisonment

Dr. Viloo Patell Vs Income Tax Department (DCIT) (Karnataka High Court)

As the company cannot be sentenced to imprisonment, the court has to resort to punishment of imposition of fine which is also a prescribed punishment. As per the scheme of various enactments and also the Indian Penal Code, mandatory custodial sentence is prescribed for graver offences. If the appellants’ plea is accepted, no company or corporate bodies could be prosecuted f

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