Contravention of order during search action gets revised imprisonment wording and updated marginal heading under income-tax law. Section 275A of the Income-tax Act is amended with effect from 1 March 2026. The marginal heading is substituted to read 'Contravention of order made during search action,' and the penal wording is revised by replacing rigorous imprisonment with simple imprisonment for a term up to two years, together with fine.
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Contravention of order during search action gets revised imprisonment wording and updated marginal heading under income-tax law.
Section 275A of the Income-tax Act is amended with effect from 1 March 2026. The marginal heading is substituted to read "Contravention of order made during search action," and the penal wording is revised by replacing rigorous imprisonment with simple imprisonment for a term up to two years, together with fine.
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