Failure to afford inspection of books during search now carries reduced imprisonment and fine under amended tax law. Section 275B of the Income-tax Act is amended with effect from 1 March 2026 to revise the marginal heading and the penal consequence for non-compliance during search proceedings. The heading is substituted to expressly describe failure to afford facility for inspection of books of account during search. The punishment clause is also substituted, replacing rigorous imprisonment up to two years and fine with simple imprisonment up to six months, or fine, or both.
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Failure to afford inspection of books during search now carries reduced imprisonment and fine under amended tax law.
Section 275B of the Income-tax Act is amended with effect from 1 March 2026 to revise the marginal heading and the penal consequence for non-compliance during search proceedings. The heading is substituted to expressly describe failure to afford facility for inspection of books of account during search. The punishment clause is also substituted, replacing rigorous imprisonment up to two years and fine with simple imprisonment up to six months, or fine, or both.
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