Non-cognizable tax offences: specified Income-tax Act offences are declared non-cognizable under criminal procedure law by amendment. The amendment inserts section 279A in the Income-tax Act, providing that, notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, offences punishable under specified income-tax provisions shall be deemed non-cognizable within the meaning of that Code, effecting a statutory reclassification of those listed tax offences as non-cognizable for purposes of criminal procedure.
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Non-cognizable tax offences: specified Income-tax Act offences are declared non-cognizable under criminal procedure law by amendment.
The amendment inserts section 279A in the Income-tax Act, providing that, notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, offences punishable under specified income-tax provisions shall be deemed non-cognizable within the meaning of that Code, effecting a statutory reclassification of those listed tax offences as non-cognizable for purposes of criminal procedure.
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