ANTHONYMUTHU UDAYAR XAVIER,SIVAGANGA vs. ITO, WARD-1,, KARAIKUDI
In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed
ITA 1943/CHNY/2024[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai14 Oct 2025AY 2014-15
Bench: Shri M. Balaganesh & Shri S.S. Viswanethra Raviआयकरअपीलसं./Ita No.:1943/Chny/2024 धििाारणवर्ा / Assessment Year:2014-15 Anthonymuthu Udayar Xavier, Income Tax Officer, 78 Mgr Salai, Vs. Ward-1 Soodamanipuram, Karaikudi. Karaikudi, Sivaganga – 630 002. Tamil Nadu. [Pan:Aaapx-3145-R] (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) अपीलार्थीकीओरसे/Appellant By : Mr. N. Arjun Raj, Advocate. प्रत्यर्थीकीओरसे/Respondent By : Ms. R. Anitha, Addl. Cit. सुिवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 14.10.2025 घोर्णाकीतारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 14.10.2025 आदेश /O R D E R
For Appellant: Mr. N. Arjun Raj, AdvocateFor Respondent: Ms. R. Anitha, Addl. CIT
Section 143(1)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 148ASection 69Section 69A
…omplete such proceedings to gather all relevant evidences before initiating the prosecution. The Apex Court has laid down that if penalty for concealment fails then the prosecution initiated on same material/basis must also fail (M/s K.C. Builders Ltd v. CIT [265 ITR 344]). Therefore, it is advisable to initiate prosecution under section 276C(1) only after confirmation of concealment penalty by the ITAT. xx xx xx xx" 22. The said guideline was based on a judgment of K.C. Builders v. Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax [2004] 186 CTR 721/265 ITR 562/135 Taxman 461 (SC)/(2004) 2 SCC 731, wherein this Court laid do…