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December 2023

S. 69B, 132 – Additions to total income not sustainable when no incriminating material was found during the search. S. 153A, 153C – Additions based on documents found during a search on a third party to be made under section 153C and not 153A of the Act

By Jagdish Punjabi, Chartered Accountant | Devendra Jain, Advocate
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45 ACIT vs. Atul Kumar Gupta (Delhi - Trib.)

[2023] 103 ITR(T) 13 (Delhi - Trib.)

ITA No.: 1164 and 1931 (Delhi) of 2020 and 205, 206 & 1395 (Delhi) of 2021

A.Ys.: 2011-12, 2014-15 to 2016-17

Date of Order: 13th March, 2023

S. 69B, 132 – Additions to total income not sustainable when no incriminating material was found during the search.

S. 153A, 153C – Additions based on documents found during a search on a third party to be made under section 153C and not 153A of the Act.

FACTS

A search was conducted by income tax authorities in a group case inter alia including the assessee. It was contended that the assessee had purchased shares of some companies at a price which was less than book value and, therefore, the difference between book value and purchase price represented unaccounted investment was added to the total income under section 69B of the Act.

Further, certain additions were made to the total income of the assessee based on ledger accounts found in the course of a third-party s

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