law: Companies Act, 2013 
  Chapter
  
  XXV
  Companies
  
  to Furnish Information or Statistics
  405.
  
    Power
  
  of Central Government to direct companies to furnish information or statistics.
  1.      The Central
  
  Government may, by order, require companies generally, or any class of
  
  companies, or any company, to furnish such information or statistics with
  
  regard to their or its constitution or working, and within such time, as may be
  
  specified in the order.
  2.      Every order under
  
  sub-section (1 ) shall be published in the Official Gazette and may be
  
  addressed to companies generally or to any class of companies, in such manner,
  
  as the Central Government may think fit and the date of such publication shall
  
  be deemed to be the date on which requirement for information or statistics is
  
  made on such companies or class of companies, as the case may be.
  3.      For the purpose of
  
  satisfying itself that any information or statistics furnished by a company or
  
  companies in pursuance of any order under sub-section (1 ) is correct and
  
  complete, the Central Government may by order require such company or companies
  
  to produce such records or documents in its possession or allow inspection
  
  thereof by such officer or furnish such further information as that Government
  
  may consider necessary.
  4.      If any company fails
  
  to comply with an order made under sub-section (1 ) or subsection (3 ),
  
  or knowingly furnishes any information or statistics which is incorrect or
  
  incomplete in any material respect, the company shall be punishable with fine
  
  which may extend to twenty-five thousand 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 three lakh rupees, or with
  
  both.
  5.      Where a foreign
  
  company carries on business in India, all references to a company in this
  
  section shall be deemed to include references to the foreign company in
  
  relation, and only in relation, to such business.