Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Section - 10 - Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases.10. Where an employer is charged with an offence punishable under this Act, he shall be entitled, upon complaint duly made by him and on giving to the complainant not less than three clear days’ notice in writing of his intention to do so, to have any other person whom he charges as the actual offender brought before the court at the time appointed for hearing the charge; and if, after the commission of the offence has been proved, the employer proves to the satisfaction of the court —(a) that he has used due diligence to enforce the execution of this Act, and(b) that the said other person committed the offence in question without his knowledge consent or connivance, that other person shall be convicted of the offence and shall be liable to the like punishment as if he were the employer and the employer shall be discharged from any liability under this Act in respect of such offence :Provided that in seeking to prove as aforesaid, the employer may be examined on oath and his evidence and that of any witness whom he calls in his support shall be subject to cross-examination on behalf of the person he charges as the actual offender and by the prosecutor:Provided furtherGoogle Play store
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