DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, DELHI vs. M/S VESTIGE MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED, DELHI
ITA 7840/DEL/2025[2020-21]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi20 Mar 2026AY 2020-21
Bench: Shri Before Shri Satbeer Singh Godarabefore Shri Before Shri Satbeer Singh Godarasatbeer Singh Godara & Satbeer Singh Godara & And & Shri Naveen Chandra Shri Naveen Chandra, , , Shri Naveen Chandra Shri Naveen Chandra
For Appellant: Shri Amit Goel and Shri Pranav Yadav, Advocate
Section 132Section 143(3)Section 147Section 37Section 37(1)Section 69A
Section 132(4) may have evidentiary value;
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ITA-5515/Del/2025 & 13 others
However, once retracted, it cannot be relied upon in isolation;
The Assessing Officer must examine the explanation with reference to books of account;
Addition based solely on a retracted statement without corroboration is not tenable.
The Court specifically observed that even where retraction is delayed