Unexplained cash credit u/s 68 - there was no actual transaction...

Unexplained cash credit u/s 68 - there was no actual transaction of cash credit in the books of accounts which were based on fake entries having no substance. - Question of identity, creditworthiness of the parties and genuineness of transaction arises where there is a real transaction, then the assessee is under the obligation to discharge the onus imposed under Section 68 of the Act. Once it has been established beyond doubt that impugned cash credit entries represents the bogus/fake entries after manipulating the accounts, then in such a situation, in our considered opinion the question of discharging the onus as imposed under Section 68 of the Act does not arise. - It is well-settled that an obligation gets discharged due to impossibility of performance. - AT

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