Penalty u/s 271B not needed; Section 271A penalty for non-compliance with Section 44AA already applied.

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....Levy of penalty u/s. 271B - The infraction of Section 44AB gets attracted only when the assessee maintains the books of accounts but fail to get them audited - no reason to initiate penalty u/s 271B. The penalty for non-maintenance of books of accounts has already been rightly levied, hence the offence has already been taken note of and the only recourse is to levy penalty u/s 271A for non-compliance of Section 44AA. - AT....