Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
Section 22C: Punishment for offences by companies, societies or trusts
Where any offence under the Act has been committed by a company or a society or a trust, as the case may be, every person (including promoter of company or trust or settlor of the trust) who at the time of the offence was either in charge or responsible for the conduct of the business shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than seven years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable with fine which shall not be less than five crore rupees and which may extend to ten crore rupees.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 22C
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Harpreet Singh Talwar @ Kabir Talwar v. The State of Gujarat Th. National Investigating Agency
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellant is entitled for regular bail.
- Pranav Kuckreja (In Police Custody) v. State (Nct of Delhi)
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Prabir Purkayastha v. State (NCT of Delhi)
Whether the arrest and subsequent remand of the accused-appellant was vitiated as the copy of the remand application was not provided to him or his counsel before passing of the order of remand thus, not informing him…
- Abdul Wahid Sait v. National Investigation Agency