SAIF HEALTH REMEDIES PVT LTD,NAGPUR vs. ASST. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-2(1), NAGPUR

ITA 546/NAG/2025Status: DisposedITAT Nagpur31 August 2026AY 2013-1410 pages
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What did the Tribunal hold?

The Tribunal held that the expenditure for technical services, though surrendered, did not qualify as 'undisclosed income' under Section 271AAB as no falsity was proven and no incriminating material was found. Therefore, the penalty was directed to be deleted.

What were the facts?

A search operation was conducted on the assessee, leading to a surrender of income. The AO levied a penalty under Section 271AAB, which the CIT(A) partly sustained on an expenditure for technical services.

What were the issues?

Whether a surrendered expenditure, recorded in books and not proven to be false, constitutes 'undisclosed income' for levying penalty under Section 271AAB.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 271AAB,Section 132,Section 153A

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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, NAGPUR BENCH :: NAGPUR

For Appellant: Shri Rajesh Loya, CA
For Respondent: Shri Surjit Kumar Saha, Sr.DR
Hearing: 12.06.2026Pronounced: 31.08.2026

PER KHETTRA MOHAN ROY, AM:

This appeal filed by the assessee is directed against the order of Learned Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-3, Nagpur, (for short, “CIT(A)”), dated 31/07/2025 passed under section 250 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short, “Act”) which is emanating from the penalty order dated 06.08.2019 passed u/s. 271AAB of the Act by the ACIT, Central Circle-2(1), Nagpur, for the Assessment Year (AY) 2013-14. 2. The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether Ld.CIT(A) was justified in sustaining the penalty of Rs.2,50,000/- u/s. 271AAB of the Act, out of the total penalty of Rs. 10,00,000/- levied by the Ld. AO.

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Facts of the case in brief are that assessee, a company, had filed its return of income for

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