Section 153A: Completed income tax assessments can't be altered without new evidence found during a search operation.

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....Assessment u/s 153A - unabated assessments - the assessments of the assessment years falling within the period of above said six years which are not pending, i.e., which have attained finality shall not abate. Assessments of such assessment years are called “unabated/completed/finalized” assessments. - if the search action did not bring out any incriminating material, then the AO cannot disturb the completed assessments and he has to simply reiterate the earlier total income in the present assessment order. - AT....