Provisional attachment to protect revenue in certain cases
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....caped assessment, the ^2[Assessing Officer] is of the opinion that for the purpose of protecting the interests of the revenue it is necessary so to do, he may, with the previous approval of the ^3[Chief Commissioner or Commission­er], by order in writing, attach provisionally any property belonging to the assessee in the manner provided in the Second Schedule to the Income-tax Act as made appl....
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....; in any case exceed two years]: ^6[Provided further that where an application for settlement under section 22C is made, the period commencing from the date on which such application is made and ending with the date on which an order under sub-section (1) of section 22D is made shall be excluded from the period specified in the preceding proviso.] ....
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