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Substituted by section 15 of Uttarakhand Act No. 9 of 2019. 40 [The United Provinces Excise Act, 1910] [Section 69A-69C] Provided further that nothing in this section shall prevent any offence that might otherwise have been tried summarily under Chapter XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, from being so tried.] Demand for security for abstaining from commission of certain offences 69-A (1) Whenever any person is convicted of an offence punishable under the provisions of [Section 60, Section 60A, Section 62, Section 63 or Section 65]3, the Court convicting such person may, at the time of passing the sentence on such person order him to execute a bond for a sum proportionate to his means, with or without sureties, to abstain from the commission of any offence punishable under the said provisions during such period not exceeding three years as it may direct. (2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, [1973]3 shall mutatis- mutandis apply to all matters connected with such bond as if it were a bond to keep the peace ordered to be executed under section 106 of the said Code. Penalty for abetment Act LV of 1860 69-B Whoever abets an offence punishable under this Act shall, whether such offence be or be not committed in consequence of such abetment and notwithstanding anything contained in section 116 of the Indian Penal Code, be punished on conviction for such abetment with the same punishment as is provided for the principal offence. Offence by companies 69-C (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 its business, 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 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, managing agent, secretaries and treasurers, or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or managing agent, secretaries and treasurers, or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation :-- For the purposes of this section- (a) ‘company' means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuate; and (b) “Director" in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.]1