M/S. CONCORDE HOUSING CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED,BENGALURU vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE-1(4), BENGALURU
In the result, appeal of the assessee in ITA No
ITA 531/BANG/2024[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore29 Jul 2024AY 2014-15
Bench: Shri Chandra Poojari & Shri Prakash Chand Yadav
For Appellant: Sri V. Srinivasan, A.RFor Respondent: Ms. Neha Sahay, D.R
Section 132Section 153ASection 271(1)(c)
section 271(1)(c) is not applicable.
Accordingly, we delete the penalty confirmed by ld. CIT (A).”
Thus, the Tribunal has held that the penalty U/s 271(1)(c) read with Explanation 5A of the Act can be levied only when some incriminating material is found during the course of search. Even otherwise the penalty proceedings are separate and independent