Additions under Sections 69A and 153C deleted due to lack of evidence from third-party seized documents

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....The ITAT upheld the CIT(A)'s deletion of additions made under sections 69A and 153C/143(3) against the assessee, which were based on notings found in loose sheets seized from a third party's premises. The tribunal held that the presumption under section 132(4A) applies only to documents belonging to the searched person, not to third-party records. The AO failed to provide cogent evidence linking the seized notings, which merely contained the assessee's name and amounts without reference to loans or interest, to the assessee. The AO also did not examine the third party or conduct independent inquiries, relying instead on assumptions and uncorroborated loose papers. Consequently, the entries were deemed inadmissible as conclusive proof agains.........