Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) Challenged: Good Faith Belief in Land as Agricultural Prevents Penalty for Income Misreporting.

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....Penalty u/s 271(1)(c) - Gain on sale of land - Bona-fine belief that the land under consideration was an agricultural land only - No mala-fide intention could be attributed on the part of the assessee to conceal the income or to furnish inaccurate particulars of income. The assessee made a claim in the return of income which was not accepted by Ld. AO. However, this fact alone would not necessarily justify imposition of penalty - AT....