Dr. 8C Gupta v. CIT (Allahabad High Court)

248 ITR 782High Court2001#1738 most cited

What is Dr. 8C Gupta v. CIT (Allahabad High Court) authority for?

An admission of additional income made in a statement under Section 132(4) during a search operation is an important piece of evidence. If such a statement is later retracted or claimed to be made under duress, the burden of proof lies with the assessee to substantiate that the admission was incorrect or involuntary, failing which it can form a valid basis for assessment.

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Dr. S.C. Gupta v. CIT · Section 132(4) statement · retracted statement · admission of income · burden of proof assessee · duress claim · evidentiary value · search assessment · unexplained income

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Dr. 8C Gupta v. CIT (Allahabad High Court)

Nalin P. Choksey, Mumbai vs. DCIT Cir 45, Mumbai

In the result, the appeal in ITA No

ITA 1769/MUM/2011[2002-03]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai11 Dec 2015AY 2002-03

Bench: Shri Amit Shukla & Shri Ramit Kocharआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1769/Mum/2011 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2002-03) आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1770/Mum/2011 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2004-05) आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1771/Mum/2011 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2005-06) आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1772/Mum/2011 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2008-09) आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1773/Mum/2011 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2003-04) आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1774/Mum/2011 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2006-07) Mr. Nalin P. Choksey, बनाम/ The. Dy. Cit, Krishna Villa, Central Circle 45, V. Linking Road, Aayakar Bhavan, Santacruz (W), Mumbai – 400 020. Mumbai – 400 054. "थायी लेखा सं./Pan :Aabpc0675L (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) .. (""यथ" / Respondent) Assessee By Shri Hari S. Raheja Respondent By : Shri Gulshan Raj सुनवाई क" तार"ख /Date Of Hearing : 19-11-2015 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement : 11-12-2015

For Respondent: Shri Gulshan Raj
Section 132(1)Section 153A

…s undisclosed income of the assessee on account of surrender made by the assessee vide statement dated 5th October 2007 recorded u/s 132(4) of the Act which as per AO is binding on the assessee in view of judgments passed in the case of Dr. S.C. Gupta v. CIT, 248 ITR 782 (All.) and Shri Ramesh T. Savla v. ACIT, Tax Appeal No. 655 of 2000 (ITA No. 1610/B/93) dated 27.7.2004 wherein the Hon’ble High Court held that if there is nothing on record to indicate that assessee was pressurized by undue influence or coercion, than the retraction can be ignored. The AO held that in this case, the assessee has not filed any r…