Where the Commissioner sought to implead partners of assessee-firm as accused under section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure without prima facie satisfaction of the conditions required under section 278B, and there was no material showing that such partners were in charge of and responsible for conduct of business of firm or that offence had been committed with their consent, connivance or neglect, Sessions Judge erred in allowing application for impleadment of partners; accordingly, order directing impleadment of partners was set aside.
Shah Rameshchandra Nihalchand & Co. v. S. Bose Commissioner of Tax-13 [2025] 176 taxmann.com 756 / [2026] 490 ITR 518 (Bom)(HC)
S. 278B: Offences and prosecutions-Companies-Offences by firms-Impleadment of partners-Sessions Judge erred in allowing application for impleadment of partners; accordingly, order directing impleadment of partners was set aside. [The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, 319.]
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