cannot escape from the prosecution utilizing corporate identity to circumvent law

 the petitioner cannot escape from the prosecution on the alleged ground set up by her in the petitions. When the notion of the company or its corporate identity is used to circumvent law, to defeat public policy, perpetuate fraud or illegality and used as a cover or façade to justify wrong, defend crime, to lend a name to a private dealing, law will not regard the company as a corporate entity and afford the protection which is otherwise entitled under law. When camouflaged transactions are carried on behind the legal façade, court may lift this veil and look behind the artificial personality of the company and identify the real personalities or natural persons operating behind the veil

 

Riya S Nair vs State By Lokayuktha Police on 13 November, 2020 (indiankanoon.org)