The ITAT held that the penalty under section 271(1)(c) for...

The ITAT held that the penalty under section 271(1)(c) for furnishing inaccurate particulars of income was unsustainable where the assessee voluntarily disclosed additional income in returns filed under section 148 during assessment proceedings. The Tribunal observed absence of incriminating evidence or suppression, acceptance of revised returns by the AO without adverse inference, and reliance on precedents affirming that mere surrender of income or disallowance without concealment does not attract penalty. Furthermore, the AO failed to record satisfaction under either limb of section 271(1)(c), rendering the penalty proceedings invalid. Consequently, the penalty imposed for all five assessment years was quashed and the assessee's appeal allowed.

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