Clause 246 - Falsification of books of account or documents. - Direct Taxes Code, 2010

Falsification of books of account or documents. 246. (1) If any person (herein referred to as the first person) wilfully and with intent to enable any other person (herein referred to as the second person) to evade any tax or interest or penalty chargeable and imposable under this Code, makes or causes to be made any entry or statement which is false and which the first person either knows to be false or does not believe to be true, in any books of account or other document relevant to or useful in any proceedings against the first person or the second person, under this Code, the first person shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months, but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to three lakh rupees. (2) For the purposes of establishing the charge under this section, it shall not be necessary to prove that the second person has actually evaded any tax, penalty or interest chargeable or imposable under this Code.