(1) If the person committing the offence under section 61 is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, the society as well as every person in charge of and responsible to the society for the conduct of its business at the time of the commission of the offence 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 section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offences 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 any offence under this Act has been committed by a registered society and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or that the commission of offence is attributable to any neglect on the part of any member of the society, such member shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offences 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 any offence under this Act has been committed by a registered society and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or that the commission of offence is attributable to any neglect on the part of any member of the society, such member shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
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