← All Phrases

“investigation wing”

ReassessmentSection 147Section 14712,584 judgments

The decision most relied on for investigation wing is Sarthak Securities Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO (329 ITR 110), cited in 217 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on investigation wing

Sarthak Securities Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO
329 ITR 110 · 2010 · High Court
217
citing judgments

Reassessment proceedings under Section 147 are invalid if the Assessing Officer records satisfaction based on borrowed satisfaction or information without independently applying their mind and forming their own 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment. The AO must arrive at an independent conclusion, not merely act on a report from an investigation wing without due diligence.

ITO, 19(3) (4) Mumbai v. Shamim M Bharwani
69 Taxmann.com 65 · 2016 · Reported
142
citing judgments

Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) from penny stock transactions are liable to be treated as bogus and added back under Section 68 as unexplained cash credits, especially when evidence suggests the involvement of entry operators providing accommodation entries.

1. Harikishan S. Virmani v. DCIT
394 ITR 146 · 2017 · High Court
97
citing judgments

Reassessment proceedings under section 147 cannot be initiated by the Assessing Officer based on borrowed satisfaction, vague information from the Investigation Wing, or incorrect jurisdictional facts without independent application of mind. Reopening beyond four years from the end of the relevant assessment year, especially where an original assessment was completed under section 143(3), requires specific conditions relating to the assessee's failure to disclose material facts.

PCIT v. M/s. Kesoram Industries 57
417 ITR 334 · 2019 · High Court
96
citing judgments

An assessment completed under Section 143(3) cannot be reopened after four years solely based on third-party information or opinions, such as from an Investigation Wing, without the Assessing Officer applying their own independent mind to the material and having new, independent material on record.

ITO v. Purushottam Das Bangur
224 ITR 362 · 1997 · Supreme Court
90
citing judgments

Information received from the investigation wing constitutes valid 'reason to believe' for initiating reassessment proceedings under Sections 147/148, provided the Assessing Officer applies their mind to the material and does not act mechanically. Prompt issuance of a notice based on such information does not automatically imply a lack of due diligence or borrowed satisfaction.

AGR Investment v. Additional Commissioner
197 Taxmann 177 · 2011 · High Court
81
citing judgments

A reassessment under Section 147/148 is valid if initiated based on specific, non-vague information, even from an investigation wing, provided the Assessing Officer applies independent mind to form a 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment.

56 (Guj.) (para 6) v. Aaspas Multimedia Ltd. v. Dy. CIT
83 Taxmann.com 82 · 2017 · High Court
78
citing judgments

Information received from the Investigation Wing, identifying the assessee as a beneficiary of accommodation entries through share application from a third party, constitutes valid tangible material and 'reasons to believe' for initiating reassessment proceedings under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act.

Aradhna Estate Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT
91 Taxmann.com 119 · 2018 · High Court
56
citing judgments

The Assessing Officer is justified in reopening assessment proceedings based on information received from the Investigation Wing, even when recording findings also rely on documents already on record, provided all procedural requirements for reassessment are met.

Judgments citing investigation wing

DCIT (CC)-8(4), Mumbai vs. Reena Ratnesh Jain, Mumbai

In the result, the appeal is dismissed

ITA 3888/MUM/2025[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai06 Feb 2026AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey & Shri Makarand Vasant Mahadeokardcit(Cc)-8(4) Reena Ratnesh Jain Room No. 659, 6Th Floor, 902/903, A Wing, Kalinga Tower, Aayakar Bhavan, M. K. Road, Vs. Nirmal Nagar, Near D-Mart, Mumbai-400 020 Mulund (W), Mumbai-400 080 Pan/Gir No. Aeapj 6605 C (Appellant) : (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Bhadresh Doshi Respondent By : Shri Annavaram Kosuri (Sr. Ar) Date Of Hearing : 03.02.2026 Date Of Pronouncement : 06.02.2026 O R D E R Per Saktijit Dey: This Is An Appeal By The Department, Against Order Dated 26.03.2025 Of Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Mumbai (‘Ld.Cit(A) For Short), Pertaining To The Assessment Year (A.Y.) 2016-17. 2. Though, The Department Has Raised Multiple Grounds, However, The Dispute In Short Is In Relation To Deletion Of Addition Made Of Rs.80,23,019/-, Being Bogus Long Term Capital Gain (‘Ltcg’ For Short) Added U/S. 68 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘The Act’ For Short) & Addition Of An Amount Of Rs.80,230/-, Being Commission Paid By The Assessee For Arranging The Accommodation Entry Of Bogus Ltcg.

For Appellant: Shri Bhadresh DoshiFor Respondent: Shri Annavaram Kosuri (Sr. AR)
Section 147Section 68

assessee had filed her return of income on 16.10.2016, declaring income of Rs.9,15,160/-. Subsequently, the Assessing Officer received information from the Investigation Wing of the department that the LTCG and Short Term Capital Gain (STCG for short) offered by the assessee from sale of shares M/s Goenka Business ... submitted, the assessee cannot be expected to explain the increase in share price through any supporting evidence. 9. He submitted, the report of the Investigation Wing is primarily based on the order passed by the Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) suspending trading in scrip of M/s Goenka Business