Penalty under Section 270A upheld where immunity application in Form 68 under 270AA(3) was not filed or acknowledged.

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....Assessee failed to establish eligibility for immunity under section 270AA(3) because no application in Form 68-online or manual-was produced or acknowledged; alleged technical glitch was unsubstantiated. The reasoning applies the requirement that an immunity application must be filed and evidenced, and that absence of Form 68 or acknowledgment supports a finding of under reporting. Consequent to these factual and evidentiary findings, penalty liability under section 270A was sustained and the appeal was dismissed.....