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Punish ment for registering bogus Fir m for abeting offence under section 20.-Whoever, beiJg an officer intentionally, knowir':gly or r.eg1ig;ntly, withouthoidi:rg pro- per inquiry, registers a bogus firm or permits the use of bogus or non-existentfirm's name, with the intention to abet the ofl"e:1ceun.der section 20, shall be punished with in:prisooment of either desc<lj)tio,l which mB.yextend to three yer.rs or with fine or both. E~planation.-30gu~ firm includes a fictitious firm nominally registered in the name ofa relati01,fre11d 0,' servant of a businessman only forshowinga seperate entity and ha ving so;ne nomi;-,'ll trans:lct:o.l recorded in that Harne, and having for its objective' procurement of business to the real firm of the businessman by submiUing tenders. at the rates higher or bidding at the rates lower than the rates given or bids ma.de by the real firm so 2.9 to mak0 is sure that the real firm of the busineJsm:m gets the contract or licence, as the case may be. .. J.. Amended vide M. P. Vinirdisht-a Bhea&t-a·Achaean Nivaran·-(Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 1984, pub- lished in M. P. Rajoatra (Asadharan) dated 20-11-1984, pp. 3170-73. Prior to amendment, the last word 'ETC.' of the heading of Chapter VI was missing. CHA~TER V.-'OFFENCES RE!..ATING TO COLLUSIVE BIDDING AT PUBLIC AUCTION 97 Explanatiol1.- In. this sec~ion, the expressions used s~al1 have the same meaning as . assigned to them In the Madhya Pradesh EXCIseAct, 1915 (No.2 of 1915) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (No. 23 of 1940) , as the case may be. CHAPTER VI.-OFFENCES RELATING TO REGISTRATION OF BOGUS FIRMS FOR. SALES TAX-EVASION, ETC. (a) liquor unfit for human consumption, or (b) any drug adult'~rated or misbranded for internal or external uSe of a human being (ii) if it cau<;esany other de\iterious effect on the health. of the consumer, be punished . with imprisonment of either description which may extend to 5 years and shall also be liable to fine. 0) if death is thereby caused, be punished with death or imprisonment for life or with imprisonment of either description which shall not be less than 7 years but which may extend to 10 years; and