law: Companies Act, 2013 
  222.
  
    Imposition
  
  of restrictions upon securities.
  1.      Where it appears to
  
  the Tribunal, in connection with any investigation under section 216 or on a
  
  complaint made by any person in this behalf, that there is good reason to find
  
  out the relevant facts about any securities issued or to be issued by a company
  
  and the Tribunal is of the opinion that such facts cannot be found out unless
  
  certain restrictions, as it may deem fit, are imposed, the Tribunal may, by
  
  order, direct that the securities shall be subject to such restrictions as it
  
  may deem fit for such period not exceeding three years as may be specified in
  
  the order.
  2.      Where securities in
  
  any company are issued or transferred or acted upon in contravention of an
  
  order of the Tribunal under sub-section (1 ), the company shall be
  
  punishable with fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may
  
  extend to twenty-five lakh rupees and every officer of the company who is in
  
  default shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six
  
  months or with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees
  
  but which may extend to five lakh rupees, or with both.