Public offer and private placement.—(1) A public company may issue securities— — THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013

Public offer and private placement.—(1) A public company may issue securities—

23. Public offer and private placement.—(1) A public company may issue securities— (a) to public through prospectus (herein referred to as " public offer " ) by complying with the provisions of this Part; or (b) through private placement by complying with the provisions of Part II of this Chapter; or (c) through a rights issue or a bonus issue in accordance with the provisions of this Act and in case of a listed company or a company which intends to get its securities listed also with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) and the rules and regulations made thereunder. (2) A private company may issue securities— (a) by way of rights issue or bonus issue in accordance with the provisions of this Act; or (b) through private placement by complying with the provisions of Part II of this Chapter.

Section 23