Companies Act, 1956

Section - 240A - Seizure of documents by inspector

[Seizure of documents by inspector.

240A. (1) Where in the course of investigation under or or or , the inspector has reasonable ground to believe that the books and papers of, or relating to, any company or other body corporate or [***] managing director or manager of such company or other body corporate [***] may be destroyed, mutilated, altered, falsified or secreted, the inspector may make an application [***] to the Magistrate of the First Class or, as the case may be, the Presidency Magistrate, having jurisdiction for an order for the seizure of such books and papers.

(2) After considering the application and hearing the inspector, if necessary, the [Magistrate] may by order authorise the inspector—

         (a)  to enter, with such assistance, as may be required, the place or places whe .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store