Addl. CIT v. Bahri Bros. (P) Ltd.

154 ITR 244High Court1985#1543 most cited

What is Addl. CIT v. Bahri Bros. (P) Ltd. authority for?

If loans are provided by account payee cheques, this establishes the identification of parties and fulfills the borrower's burden of proof under Section 68 of the Income Tax Act.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,005 Indian tax judgments — from 2011 to 2026.

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Addl. CIT v. Bahri Bros. (P) Ltd. · Section 68 · cash credits · account payee cheques · identification of parties · discharge of burden · creditworthiness · genuineness of transaction

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Addl. CIT v. Bahri Bros. (P) Ltd.

Lakhpat Trading and Industrys Pvt. Ltd., Jodhpur vs. ACIT, Circle-3, Jodhpur

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 600/JODH/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Jodhpur26 Feb 2026AY 2017-18

Bench: Dr. Mitha Lal Meena, Hon’Ble & Shri Sudhir Pareek, Hon’Blelakhpat Trading & Acit, Circle-3 Industryspvt. Ltd. Jodhpur G-72/73 79/80, 1St Phase, Boranada, Jodhpur - 342001 Pan No. Aaccl 5668 C Assessee By Shri Rajendra Jain, Advocate & Smt. Raksha Birla, Ca (Physical) Smt. Runi Pal, Cit-Dr (Virtual) Revenue By Date Of Hearing 29.01.2026. Date Of Pronouncement 26.02.2026. Order Dr. Mitha Lal Meena, A.M.: This Appeal Is Filed By Assessee Against The Order Of National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi [Hereinafter Referred To As Nfac/ Cit(A)] Dated 26.06.2025 With Respect To Assessment Year 2017-18 Challenging Therein The Rejection Of Its Books Of Accounts U/S 145(3), Estimation Of Income & Reducing Genuine Sales.

Section 115BSection 145(3)Section 68Section 69C

…gned order which has been reproduced above. The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Laxmichand Baijnath v. CIT; 35 ITR 416 held that amount credited in business books can normally be presumed as business receipts. The Hon'ble Patna High Court in Bahri Brothers (154 ITR 244) held that identity of creditors is not relevant for cheque transactions. In such a situation, if part payment through cheque/RTGS from the same party is accepted, how the cash sale which has been duly recorded can be doubted unless and until contrary material is brought on record. So far as the meaning of expression "books" with respect to secti…

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