Warrant of authorization: written, signed search warrants required where authorities have reason to believe documents or undisclosed assets will not be produced.
Search and seizure under the Income Tax Act permits specified senior officers to issue a written warrant of authorization when they have reason to believe that documents will not be produced, that summonsed material has been withheld, or that undisclosed income or property is possessed; the warrant must identify person and place, be signed and sealed, be produced at the start of the search, and blank or incomplete warrants are invalid. (AI Summary)
Search and seizure under the Income Tax Act permits specified senior officers to issue a written warrant of authorization when they have reason to believe that documents will not be produced, that summonsed material has been withheld, or that undisclosed income or property is possessed; the warrant must identify person and place, be signed and sealed, be produced at the start of the search, and blank or incomplete warrants are invalid. (AI Summary)
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