law: The Carriage by Road Act, 2007
  18. Punishment for
  
  contravention in relation to non-registration, carrying goods of dangerous or
  
  hazardous nature, or prohibited goods. -
  1.  
  
    Whoever
  
  contravenes the provisions of section 3, section 13 or a notification issued
  
  under section 14 shall be punishable for the first offence with fine which may
  
  extend to five thousand rupees, and for the second or subsequent offence with
  
  fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.
  2.  
  
    If
  
  the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, every person who,
  
  at the time the offence was committed, was in charge 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, if he
  
  proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had
  
  exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
  3.  
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1), where any 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 be proceeded
  
  against and punished accordingly. Explanation.-For the purpose of this
  
  section,-
  a.   "company"
  
  
  
  means anybody corporate and includes a firm or other association of
  
  individuals; and
  b.   "director",
  
  in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.