Commissioner of Income-tax v. Prasanna Dugar
[Citation -2015-LL-0107-2]
Citation | 2015-LL-0107-2 |
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Appellant Name | Commissioner of Income-tax |
Respondent Name | Prasanna Dugar |
Court | HC |
Date of Order | 07/01/2015 |
Judgment | View Judgment |
Keyword Tags | incriminating document • voluntary disclosure • search and seizure • undisclosed income • concealed income • panchnama |
Bot Summary: | JUDGMENT The appeal is directed against an order dated April 30, 2014, by which the learned Tribunal allowed an appeal preferred by the assessee challenging an order passed by the Commissioner of Income-tax affirming the order of penalty passed under section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. During the search, the assessee disclosed certain facts which have been recorded in the order of the appellate authority, which reads as follows: The facts of the case are that a search under section 132 was conducted at the premises of the assessee on February 3, 2009. In course of search, the assessee made voluntary disclosure under section 132(4) disclosing a sum of Rs. 6 crores even though no incriminating document suggesting any such undisclosed income was found. The said disclosure, as per the said deposition of the assessee recorded under section 131 was bifurcated into 3 persons, i.e., of Rs. 3,50,00,000 was disclosed in the name of the assessee, Rs. 2,25,00,000 was disclosed in the name of the assessee's wife, Smt. Rajshree Dugor, and Rs. 25,00,000 was disclosed in the name of the limited company, viz. The case of the assessee, as such, came squarely within the provision of section 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act. The aforesaid judgment, Mr. Khaitan submitted, has to be read in conjunction with clause of Explanation 5A to section 271(1), which provides as follows: the due date for filing the return of income for such previous year has expired but the assessee has not filed the return; The aforesaid clause, we are inclined to think, is not applicable to the case of the assessee for the simple reason that it is not the case of the assessee that he had not filed return for the assessment year 2008-09. His case shall be covered by clause, which provides as follows : Where the return of income for such previous year has been furnished before the said date but such income has not been declared therein; The Tribunal, as such, fell into an error in proceeding on the basis that the assessee is entitled to get the benefit/immunity under clause quoted above. |