70 ITD 77 (Pat.) (TM), Pooja Bhatt v. Asstt. CIT

104 ITD 166Income Tax Appellate Tribunal2007#4947 most cited

What is 70 ITD 77 (Pat.) (TM), Pooja Bhatt v. Asstt. CIT authority for?

A statement made during a search under section 132(4) cannot be retracted if there is no evidence to support the retraction. Loose papers found during a search do not automatically become 'dumb documents' if they are considered part of the seized material.

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Pooja Bhatt v. Asstt. CIT · 70 ITD 77 · 104 ITD 166 · section 132(4) · retraction of statement · dumb documents · section 292c · loose papers · seized documents · search assessment · ITAT

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing 70 ITD 77 (Pat.) (TM), Pooja Bhatt v. Asstt. CIT

Zakaulla Siddqui, Mumbai vs. Asst CIT Cen Cir 47, Mumbai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee for the AY 2011-12 is partly allowed whereas the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 302/MUM/2015[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai26 Feb 2018AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singh () & Shri N.K. Pradhan () Assessment Year: 2006-07 & Assessment Year: 2010-11 & Assessment Year: 2011-12 Mr. Zakaullah Siddiqui Asst. Commissioner Of A-Wing, 604 A, Simla Income-Tax, Central Vs. House, Napean Sea Road, Circle-47, Mumbai-400036. Mumbai. Pan No. Aakps6026J Appellant Respondent Assessment Year: 2011-12 A.C.I.T.-Cc-8(4) Mr. Zakaullah Siddiqui 6Th Floor, Room No. 658, A-Wing, 604 A, Simla Vs. Aayakarbhavan, M.K. House, Napean Sea Road, Road, Mumbai-400036. Mumbai-400020 Pan No. Aakps6026J Appellant Respondent Assesseeby : Mr. Ajay R. Singh, Ar Revenue By : Mr. A.K. Jha, Cit-Dr Date Of Hearing : 06/12/2017 Date Of Pronouncement : 26/02/2018

For Appellant: Mr. Ajay R. Singh, ARFor Respondent: Mr. A.K. Jha, CIT-DR
Section 132Section 132(1)Section 143(3)Section 153Section 153A

…). It is also submitted that addition cannot be made merely on the basis of statement recorded if assessee had explained later the correct facts. He relies on the decision in Pullangode Rubber Produce Co. v. State of Kerala 91 ITR 18, Aishwarya Rai v. Dy. CIT 104 ITD 166 (TM) (Mum) and JyotichandBhaichand Saraf & Sons (P) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT(2013) 86 DTR 289 (Pune)(Trib.). 6.6 We have heard the rival submissions and perused the relevant materials on record. The reasons for our decisions are given below. We begin with the relevant case laws on the above issue. In Shri Hiten Mehta (supra) during the course of search ac…