Section 56(2)(vii) Not Applicable: Bonus Shares Don't Trigger Tax as No Property Transfer Occurs, No Evasion Evidence Found.

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....Income from other sources as per Section 56(2)(vii) - fair market value of bonus shares - any profit derived by the assessee on account of receipt of bonus shares is adjusted by depreciation in the value of equity shares held by him. In the instant case, there is no material on record to infer that bonus shares have been transferred with an intention to evade tax, which is the object of the provision in question. - when there is an issue of bonus shares, the money remains with the company and nothing comes to the shareholders as there is no transfer of the property and the provisions of Section under Section 56(2)(vii)(c) of the Act are not attracted to the fact situation of the case. - HC....