PCIT v. Swapna Enterprise (2018) 401 ITR 488/ 253 Taxman 531 /166 DTR 51 / 302 CTR 504(Guj) (HC)

S. 271AAA : Penalty – Search initiated on or after 1st June, 2007 –
Payment of tax with interest before assessment was made-Deletion of penalty was held to be justified [ S. 132(4)]

Dismissing the appeal of the revenue the Court held that , Payment of tax with interest before assessment was made-Deletion of penalty was held to be justified . Both Commissioner (Appeals) as well as the Tribunal had recorded concurrent findings of fact that the partner of the firm, AGK, during the course of recording of his statement at the time of the search, had stated that the income was earned by accepting on-money in its building project. Therefore, the manner in which the income had been derived has been clearly specified in his statement. It was not the case of the Department that during the course of recording of the statement of AGK any specific questions had been asked to substantiate the manner in which the income was derived. ( AY. 2011-12)