https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457360 Petitioners facing criminal prosecution for alleged tax evasion were permitted to seek discharge before the Magistrate on the basis that self-assessment had been made and tax had been paid in 2018, a fact said to have been omitted from the complaint. The Court did not grant immediate interference in the criminal proceeding, but directed that any discharge application be supported by proof of payment and decided expeditiously in accordance with law. Pending that exercise, execution of the non-bailable warrant against Petitioner No. 2 was stayed until 15.07.2024 to enable filing and consideration of the discharge plea. en-us Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:36:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457360 Petitioners facing criminal prosecution for alleged tax evasion were permitted to seek discharge before the Magistrate on the basis that self-assessment had been made and tax had been paid in 2018, a fact said to have been omitted from the complaint. The Court did not grant immediate interference in the criminal proceeding, but directed that any discharge application be supported by proof of payment and decided expeditiously in accordance with law. Pending that exercise, execution of the non-bailable warrant against Petitioner No. 2 was stayed until 15.07.2024 to enable filing and consideration of the discharge plea. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457360