law: Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
  
  34 .Offences by Companies.-
  (1) Where an offence under this Act has been
  
  committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was
  
  committed, was incharge of, and was responsible to, 
  
  the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the 
  
  company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be 
  
  proceeded against and punished accordingly
  Provided that nothing contained in this
  
  sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in
  
  this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or
  
  that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
  (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in
  
  sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a
  
  company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent
  
  or connivance of, or is attributable to, any neglect on the part of any
  
  director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director,
  
  manager secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that
  
  offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
  
  Explanation.-- For the purposes of this section-
  (a) "company" means any body
  
  corporate and includes a firm, and other association of individuals; and
  (b) "director", in relation to a
  
  firm, means a partner in the firm.