VIJAY KRISHNASWAMI @ KRISHNASWAMI VIJAYAKUMAR vs. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX (INVESTIGATION)
Crl.A. No.-003777-003779 - 2025Supreme Court28 Aug 2025
Bench: The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (E.O.Ii), Egmore, Chennai, For The Offence Under Section 276C(1)2 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961, (In Short “It Act”) For Assessment Year 2017- 1 High Court Of Judicature At Madras. 2 Wilful Attempt To Evade Tax, Etc. 1 Digitally Signed By Gulshan Kumar Arora Date: 2025.08.28 20:56:48 Ist Reason: Signature Not Verified
Section 132Section 132(4)Section 245Section 245CSection 245D(4)Section 276C(1)Section 279(1)Section 482
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to ‘under-reporting of income’. In contrast, sub-section (2)
addresses the wilful attempt to evade the ‘payment’ of any tax,
penalty, or interest under the Act. Therefore, both sub-sections
operate in separate spheres and different stages. The
fundamental distinction between the applicability of sub-section
(1) and sub-section (2) lies to the stage at which