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Issues involved: Appeal against penalty imposed u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for furnishing inaccurate particulars of income.
Summary: The High Court of Punjab and Haryana heard an appeal against the penalty imposed on the assessee u/s 271(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The penalty was imposed after an addition was made by the assessing authority following a search conducted at the assessee's premises u/s 132 of the Act. The Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) had deleted the penalty, stating that even if the method of accounting by the assessee was not accepted, there was no justification for the penalty as the income was duly disclosed. The Income-tax Appellate Tribunal upheld the Commissioner's decision, citing similar cases where penalties were deleted based on the method of accounting being followed. The Tribunal rejected the reference application against the penalty order, and the High Court, after hearing arguments, dismissed the appeal as no substantial question of law was found to justify entertaining the appeal. In conclusion, the High Court upheld the decision of the Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals) and the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal, stating that the non-acceptance of the accounting method did not imply deliberate income suppression, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.
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