Assessee's bogus long-term capital gains on penny stocks disallowed due to fictitious accommodation entries

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....ITAT upheld disallowance of bogus long-term capital gains claimed by assessee on sale of penny stock shares. Investigation revealed assessee obtained accommodation entries through share broker who provided fictitious transactions. Tribunal found multiple discrepancies: assessee was not regular share investor, target company lacked sound financials justifying investment, astronomical gains occurred within short duration, family members engaged in similar bogus LTCG schemes, shares purchased off-market and dematerialized shortly before sale. Share certificate dated after shares appeared in assessee's account, indicating fictitious transactions. Applying Sumati Dayal precedent regarding preponderance of human probabilities, ITAT concluded asse.........