law: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
  50. 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 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 provided
  
  in this Act, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge
  
  or that he has 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 the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished
  
  accordingly. Explanation.-For the purpose of this section,-
  a.   "company"
  
  means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of
  
  individuals; and
  b.   "director",
  
  in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.