1954 (8) TMI 23

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....for not submitting a return for the year 1948-49. The return ought to have been made by 1st May, 1949, but was not made till 13th October, 1951. The trial court convicted the accused and sentenced him to pay a fine of Rs. 330. In appeal, relying on my judgment in Public Prosecutor v. Kuncham Venkateswarulu(1), the learned Sessions Judge has acquitted the accused. The case in the above deci- sion i....

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....does not get himself registered under section 8-A, he certainty commits an offence under that section, the punishment for which will be under section 15(h). As every person whose turnover is more than Rs. 7,500 must get himself registered and as every dealer whose turnover is Rs. 10,000 or more should submit his return, for an offence under section 13 of the Act, I have no doubt held that he must ....

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....uch, he is bound to submit a return when his turnover is more than Rs. 10,000. My observations in the above case regarding section 9 have been applied to this case, but as already stated, the consideration of section 9 seems to be quite obiter in that case which was only with reference to an offence under section 13 read with section 15(h). Section 15 also clearly says that any person who fails to....