Bench: Shri Sonjoy Sarma & Shri Sanjay Awasthii.T.A. No.344/Pat/2024 Assessment Year: 2018-19 Raj Kishor Prasad………….. ………...…..…………………....Appellant Station Road, Harnaut, Nalanda, Bihar – 803110. [Pan: Bpkpp0668B] Vs. Assessment Unit, Income Tax Department............................…..…..... Respondent Appearances By: Shri Ajay Kr. Rastogi, Ar, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri Ashwani Kr. Singal, Sr. Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : January 08, 2025 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : January 13, 2025 आदेश / Order Per Sonjoy Sarma: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 12.01.2024 Of The National Faceless Appeal Centre [Hereinafter Referred To As ‘Cit(A)’] Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act (Hereinafter Referred To As The ‘Act’). 2. At The Outset, The Registry Has Informed That There Is A Delay Of 16 Days In Filing The Appeal. The Assessee Filed An Application For Condonation Of Delay Stating Reasons For Such Delay. After Considering The Application, We Find Reasonable Cause Therein. We, Therefore, Condone The Delay In Filing The Appeal & Adjudicate The Appeal On Merits Of The Case. 3. Brief Facts Of The Case Are That An Information Was Received From The Insight Portal Which Suggested That The Income Chargeable To Tax Has Escaped Assessment In The Case Of The Assessee For The Assessment

68 of the Act. 4. Aggrieved by the above order, the assessee went in appeal before the ld. CIT(A) where the ld. CIT(A) dismissed the appeal of the assessee stating that as per provisions of section 249(4)(b) of the Act, it is mandatory to require to pay an amount equal to the amount of advance