CHAPTER XX

APPEALS AND REVISION

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  [A.—Appeals  [***] to the Deputy Commissioner (Appeals) and Commissioner (Appeals)
Appealable orders.
246. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any assessee aggrieved by any of the
following orders of an Assessing Officer (other than the DeputyCommissioner) may appeal to
the Deputy Commissioner (Appeals) 31[before the 1st day of June, 2000] against such order—
          (a)  an order against the assessee, where the assessee denies his liability to be
assessed32 under this Act 33[, or an intimation under sub-section (1) or sub-section (1B)
 

of section 143, where the assessee objects to the making of adjustments,] or any order
of assessment under sub-section (3) ofsection 143 or section 144, where the assessee
objects to the amount of income assessed, or to the amount of tax determined, or to the
amount of loss computed, or to the status under which he is assessed;
          (b)  an order of assessment, reassessment or recomputation under section 147 or section
150;
          (c)  an order under section 154 or section 155 having the effect of enhancing the
assessment or reducing a refund or an order refusing to allow the claim made by the
assessee under either of the said sections;
          (d)  an order made under section 163 treating the assessee as the agent of a non-resident;
          (e)  an order under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 170;
          (f)  an order under section 171;
          (g)  any order under clause (b) of sub-section (1) or under sub-section (2) or sub-section
(3) or sub-section (5) of section 185 34[***] 35[in respect of any assessment for the
assessment year commencing on or before the 1st day of April, 1992];
          (h)  an order cancelling the registration of a firm under sub-section (1) or under sub-
section (2) of section 186 36[***] 37[in respect of any assessment for the assessment
year commencing on or before the 1st day of April, 1992];
           (i)  an order under section 201;
          (j)  an order under section 216 in respect of any assessment for the assessment year
commencing on the 1st day of April, 1988 or any earlier assessment year;
          (k)  an order under section 237;
           (l)  an order imposing a penalty under—
       (i)  section 221, or
      (ii)  section 271, section 271A, section 271B, 38[***] 39[section 272A, section
272AA or section 272BB];
     (iii)  40[***] section 272, section 272B or section 273, as they stood immediately before
the 1st day of April, 1989, in respect of any assessment for the assessment year
commencing on the 1st day of April, 1988 or any earlier assessment years.
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  [(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), every appeal filed, on or after the
1st day of October, 1998 but before the 1st day of June, 2000, before the Deputy Commissioner
(Appeals) and any matter arising out of or connected with such appeal and which is so pending
shall stand transferred to the Commissioner (Appeals) and the Commissioner (Appeals) may
proceed with such appeal or matter from the stage at which it was on that day.]
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any assessee aggrieved by any of the
following orders (whether made before or after the appointed day) may appeal to the
Commissioner (Appeals) 41[before the 1st day of June, 2000] against such order—
          (a)  42[an intimation or order specified in sub-section (1) where such intimation is sent or
such order] is made by the Deputy Commissioner in exercise of the powers or
functions conferred on or assigned to him under section 120 or section 124;
          (b)  an order specified in clauses (a) to (e) (both inclusive) and clauses (i) to (l) (both
inclusive) of sub-section (1) 43[or an order under section 104, as it stood immediately
before the 1st day of April, 1988 in respect of any assessment for the assessment year
commencing on the 1st day of April, 1987 or any earlier assessment year] made
against the assessee, being a company;
          (c)  an order of assessment made after the 30th day of September, 1984, on the basis of the
directions issued by the Deputy Commissioner under section 144A;
          (d)  an order made by the Deputy Commissioner under section 154;
    44[(da)  an order of assessment made by an Assessing Officer under clause (c) of section
 

158BC, in respect of search initiated under section 132 or books of account, other

documents or any assets requisitioned under section 132A, on or after the 1st day of
January, 1997;
        (db)  an order imposing a penalty under sub-section (2) of section 158BFA;]
          (e)  an order imposing a penalty under section 271B 45[or section 271BB];
    45[(ee)  an order made by a Deputy Commissioner imposing a penalty under section
 

271C, section 271D or section 271E;]

          (f)  an order made by a Deputy Commissioner or a Deputy Director imposing a penalty
under section 272A;
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      [(ff)  an order made by a Deputy Commissioner imposing a penalty under section 272AA;]
 

      47[(g)  an order imposing a penalty under Chapter XXI by the Income-tax Officer or the
 

Assistant Commissioner where such penalty has been imposed with the previous
approval of the Deputy Commissioner under sub-section (2) of section 274;]
          (h)  an order made by an Assessing Officer (other than Deputy Commissioner) under the
provisions of this Act in the case of such person or classes of persons as the Board
may, having regard to the nature of the cases, the complexities involved and other
relevant considerations, direct.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Board or the Director General, or
the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner if so authorised by the Board, may, by order in
writing, transfer any appeal which is pending before a Deputy Commissioner (Appeals) and any
matter arising out of or connected with such appeal and which is so pending, to the
Commissioner (Appeals) if the Board or, as the case may be, the Director General or Chief
Commissioner or Commissioner (at the request of the appellant or otherwise) is satisfied that it is
necessary or expedient so to do having regard to the nature of the case, the complexities involved
and other relevant considerations and the Commissioner (Appeals) may proceed with such
appeal or matter, from the stage at which it was before it was so transferred:
Provided that the appellant may demand that before proceeding further with the appeal or
matter, the previous proceeding or any part thereof be re-opened or that he be reheard.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
          (a)        “appointed day” means the 10th day of July, 1978, being the day appointed
under section 39 of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1977 (29 of 1977);
          (b)        “status” means the category under which the assessee is assessed as “individual”,
“Hindu undivided family” and so on.]

[Appealable orders before Commissioner (Appeals).

246A. (1) Any assessee aggrieved by any of the following orders (whether made before or after
the appointed day) may appeal to the Commissioner (Appeals) against—
          (a)  an order 49[passed by a Joint Commissioner under clause (ii) of sub-section (3)
of section 115VP or an order] against the assessee where the assessee denies his
liability to be assessed under this Act or an intimation under sub-section (1) or sub-
section (1B) of section 143, where the assessee objects to the making of adjustments,
or any order of assessment under sub-section (3) of section 143 50[except an order
passed in pursuance of directions of the Dispute Resolution Panel] or section 144, to
the income assessed, or to the amount of tax determined, or to the amount of loss
computed, or to the status under which he is assessed;
    51[(aa)  an order of assessment under sub-section (3) of section 115WE or section 115WF,
 

where the assessee, being an employer objects to the value of fringe benefits assessed;
        (ab)  an order of assessment or reassessment under section 115WG;]
          (b)  an order of assessment, reassessment or recomputation under section 147 50[except an
order passed in pursuance of directions of the Dispute Resolution Panel] or section
150;
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      [(ba)  an order of assessment or reassessment under section 153A;]
 

          (c)  an order made under section 154 or section 155 having the effect of enhancing the
assessment or reducing a refund or an order refusing to allow the claim made by the
assessee under either of the said sections;
          (d)  an order made under section 163 treating the assessee as the agent of a non-resident;
          (e)  an order made under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 170;
          (f)  an order made under section 171;
          (g)  an order made under clause (b) of sub-section (1) or under sub-section (2) or sub-
section (3) or sub-section (5) of section 185 in respect of an assessment for the
assessment year commencing on or before the 1st day of April, 1992;
          (h)  an order cancelling the registration of a firm under sub-section (1) or under sub-
section (2) of section 186 in respect of any assessment for the assessment year
commencing on or before the 1st day of April, 1992 or any earlier assessment year;
    53[(ha)  an order made under section 201;]
 

    54[(hb)  an order made under sub-section (6A) of section 206C;]

 

           (i)  an order made under section 237;

          (j)  an order imposing a penalty under—
     (A)  section 221; or
     (B)  section 271, section 271A, 55[section 271AAA,] section 271F, 56[section
271FB,] section 272AA or section 272BB;
     (C)  section 272, section 272B or section 273, as they stood immediately before the 1st
day of April, 1989, in respect of an assessment for the assessment year
commencing on the 1st day of April, 1988, or any earlier assessment years;
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  [(ja) an order of imposing or enhancing penalty under sub-section (1A) of section 275;]
          (k)  an order of assessment made by an Assessing Officer under clause (c) of section
158BC, in respect of search initiated under section 132 or books of account, other
documents or any assets requisitioned under section 132A on or after the 1st day of
January, 1997;
           (l)  an order imposing a penalty under sub-section (2) of section 158BFA;
         (m)  an order imposing a penalty under section 271B or section 271BB;
          (n)  an order made by a Deputy Commissioner imposing a penalty under section
271C 58[, section 271CA], section 271D or section 271E;
          (o)  an order made by a Deputy Commissioner or a Deputy Director imposing a penalty
under section 272A;
          (p)  an order made by a Deputy Commissioner imposing a penalty under section 272AA;
          (q)  an order imposing a penalty under Chapter XXI;
          (r)  an order made by an Assessing Officer other than a Deputy Commissioner under the
provisions of this Act in the case of such person or class of persons, as the Board may,
having regard to the nature of the cases, the complexities involved and other relevant
considerations, direct.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, where on or after the 1st day of October,
1998, the post of Deputy Commissioner has been redesignated as Joint Commissioner and the
post of Deputy Director has been redesignated as Joint Director, the references in this sub-
section for “Deputy Commissioner” and “Deputy Director” shall be substituted by “Joint
Commissioner” and “Joint Director” respectively.
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  [(1A) Every appeal filed by an assessee in default against an order under section 201 on or after
the 1st day of October, 1998 but before the 1st day of June, 2000 shall be deemed to have been
filed under this section.]
60
  [(1B) Every appeal filed by an assessee in default against an order under sub-section (6A)
of section 206C on or after the 1st day of April, 2007 but before the 1st day of June, 2007 shall
be deemed to have been filed under this section.]
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 246, every appeal under this
Act which is pending immediately before the appointed day, before the Deputy Commissioner
(Appeals) and any matter arising out of or connected with such appeals and which is so pending
shall stand transferred on that date to the Commissioner (Appeals) and the Commissioner
(Appeals) may proceed with such appeal or matter from the stage at which it was on that day :
Provided that the appellant may demand that before proceeding further with the appeal or
matter, the previous proceeding or any part thereof be reopened or that he be re-heard.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section, “appointed day” means the day appointed by the
Central Government by notification 61 in the Official Gazette.]
 

Procedure in appeal.
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  250. (1) The 78[* * *] 79[Commissioner (Appeals)] shall fix a day and place for the hearing of
the appeal, and shall give notice of the same to the appellant and to the 80[Assessing] Officer
against whose order the appeal is preferred.
(2) The following shall have the right to be heard at the hearing of the appeal—
          (a)  the appellant, either in person or by an authorised representative;
          (b)  the 80[Assessing] Officer, either in person or by a representative.
(3) The 81[* * *] 82[Commissioner (Appeals)] shall have the power to adjourn the hearing of the
appeal from time to time.
(4) The 83[* * *] 84[Commissioner (Appeals)] may, before disposing of any appeal, make such
further inquiry as he thinks fit, or may direct the 85[Assessing] Officer to make further inquiry
and report the result of the same to the 83[* * *] 84[Commissioner (Appeals)].
(5) The 86[* * *] 87[Commissioner (Appeals)] may, at the hearing of an appeal, allow the
appellant to go into any ground of appeal not specified in the grounds of appeal, if the 86[* *
*] 87[Commissioner (Appeals)] is satisfied that the omission of that ground from the form of
appeal was not wilful or unreasonable.
(6) The order of the 86[* * *] 87[Commissioner (Appeals)] disposing of the appeal shall be in
writing and shall state the points for determination, the decision thereon and the reason for the
decision.
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  [(6A) In every appeal, the Commissioner (Appeals), where it is possible, may hear and decide
such appeal within a period of one year from the end of the financial year in which such appeal is
filed before him under sub-section (1) of section 246A.]
(7) On the disposal of the appeal, the 86[* * *] 87[Commissioner (Appeals)] shall communicate
the order passed by him to the assessee and to the 89[Chief Commissioner or Commissioner].

Failure to furnish returns, comply with notices, concealment of income, etc.

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  271. (1) If the 97[Assessing] Officer or the 98[***] 99[Commissioner (Appeals)] 1[or the
Commissioner] in the course of any proceedings under this Act, is satisfied that any person—
          (a)  2[* * *]
          (b)  has 3[* * *] failed to comply with a notice 4[under sub-section (2) of section 115WD or
under sub-section (2) of section 115WE or] under sub-section (1) of section 142 or
sub-section (2) of section 143 5[or fails to comply with a direction issued under sub-
section (2A) of section 142], or
          (c)  has concealed the particulars of his income or 6[* * *] furnished inaccurate particulars
of 7[such income, or]8
 

          9[(d)   has concealed the particulars of the fringe benefits or furnished inaccurate particulars
 

of such fringe benefits,]

he may direct that such person shall pay by way of penalty,—
           (i)  10[* * *]
      11[(ii)  in the cases referred to in clause (b), 12[in addition to tax, if any, payable] by him, 13[a
 

sum of ten thousand rupees] for each such failure ;]

     14[(iii)  in the cases referred to in clause (c) 15[or clause (d)], 16[in addition to tax, if any,
 

payable] by him, a sum which shall not be less than, but which shall not exceed 17[three
times], the amount of tax sought to be evaded by reason of the concealment of
particulars of his income 18[or fringe benefits] or the furnishing of inaccurate
particulars of such income 18[or fringe benefits].
                19[* * *]
 

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  [Explanation 1.—Where in respect of any facts material to the computation of the total income
of any person under this Act,—
         (A)  such person fails to offer an explanation or offers an explana- tion which is found by
the 21[Assessing] Officer or the 22[***] 23[Commissioner (Appeals)] 24[or the
Commissioner] to be false, or
         (B)  such person offers an explanation which he is not able to substantiate 25[and fails to
prove that such explanation is bona fide and that all the facts relating to the same and
material to the computation of his total income have been disclosed by him],
then, the amount added or disallowed in computing the total income of such person as a result
thereof shall, for the purposes of clause (c) of this sub-section, be deemed to represent the
income in respect of which particulars have been concealed.
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  [* * *]
Explanation 2.—Where the source of any receipt, deposit, outgoing or investment in any
assessment year is claimed by any person to be an amount which had been added in computing
the income or deducted in computing the loss in the assessment of such person for any earlier
assessment year or years but in respect of which no penalty under clause (iii) of this sub-section
had been levied, that part of the amount so added or deducted in such earlier assessment year
immediately preceding the year in which the receipt, deposit, outgoing or investment appears
(such earlier assessment year hereafter in this Explanation referred to as the first preceding year)
which is sufficient to cover the amount represented by such receipt, deposit or outgoing or value
of such investment (such amount or value hereafter in this Explanation referred to as the utilised
amount) shall be treated as the income of the assessee, particulars of which had been concealed
or inaccurate particulars of which had been furnished for the first preceding year; and where the
amount so added or deducted in the first preceding year is not sufficient to cover the utilised
amount, that part of the amount so added or deducted in the year immediately preceding the first
preceding year which is sufficient to cover such part of the utilised amount as is not so covered
shall be treated to be the income of the assessee, particulars of which had been concealed or
inaccurate particulars of which had been furnished for the year immediately preceding the first
preceding year and so on, until the entire utilised amount is covered by the amounts so added or
deducted in such earlier assessment years.
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  [Explanation 3.—Where any person 28[***] fails, without reasonable cause, to furnish within
the period specified in sub-section (1) of section 153 a return of his income which he is required
to furnish under section 139 in respect of any assessment year commencing on or after the 1st
day of April, 1989, and until the expiry of the period aforesaid, no notice has been issued to him
under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 142 or section 148 and the Assessing Officer or
the29[***] Commissioner (Appeals) is satisfied that in respect of such assessment year such
person has taxable income, then, such person shall, for the purposes of clause (c) of this sub-
section, be deemed to have concealed the particulars of his income in respect of such assessment
year, notwithstanding that such person furnishes a return of his income at any time after the
expiry of the period aforesaid in pursuance of a notice under section 148.]
Explanation 4.—For the purposes of clause (iii) of this sub-section, the expression “the amount
of tax sought to be evaded”,—
      30[(a) in any case where the amount of income in respect of which particulars have been
 

concealed or inaccurate particulars have been furnished has the effect of reducing the
loss declared in the return or converting that loss into income, means the tax that would
have been chargeable on the income in respect of which particulars have been
concealed or inaccurate particulars have been furnished had such income been the total
income;]
          (b)  in any case to which Explanation 3 applies, means the tax on the total income
assessed 31[as reduced by the amount of advance tax, tax deducted at source, tax
collected at source and self-assessment tax paid before the issue of notice under section
148];
          (c)  in any other case, means the difference between the tax on the total income assessed
and the tax that would have been chargeable had such total income been reduced by
the amount of income in respect of which particulars have been concealed or
inaccurate particulars have been furnished.]
32
  [Explanation 5.—Where in the course of a 33[search initiated under section 132 before the 1st
day of June, 2007], the assessee is found to be the owner of any money, bullion, jewellery or
other valuable article or thing (hereafter in this Explanation referred to as assets) and the
assessee claims that such assets have been acquired by him by utilising (wholly or in part) his
income,—
          (a)  for any previous year which has ended before the date of the search, but the return of
income for such year has not been furnished before the said date or, where such return
has been furnished before the said date, such income has not been declared therein ; or
          (b)  for any previous year which is to end on or after the date of the search,
then, notwithstanding that such income is declared by him in any return of income furnished on
or after the date of the search, he shall, for the purposes of imposition of a penalty under clause
(c) of sub-section (1) of this section, be deemed to have concealed the particulars of his income
or furnished inaccurate particulars of such income, 34[unless,—
          (1)  such income is, or the transactions resulting in such income are recorded,—
       (i)  in a case falling under clause (a), before the date of the search ; and
      (ii)  in a case falling under clause (b), on or before such date,
                in the books of account, if any, maintained by him for any source of income or such
income is otherwise disclosed to the 35[Chief Commissioner or Commissioner] before
the said date ; or
          (2)  he, in the course of the search, makes a statement under sub-section (4) of section
132 that any money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing found in his
possession or under his control, has been acquired out of his income which has not
been disclosed so far in his return of income to be furnished before the expiry of time
specified in 36[* * *] sub-section (1) of section 139, and also specifies in the statement
the manner in which such income has been derived and pays the tax, together with
interest, if any, in respect of such income.]
37
  [Explanation 5A.— Where, in the course of a search initiated under section 132 on or after the
1st day of June, 2007, the assessee is found to be the owner of—
           (i)  any money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing (hereafter in
this Explanation referred to as assets) and the assessee claims that such assets have
been acquired by him by utilising (wholly or in part) his income for any previous year;
or
          (ii)  any income based on any entry in any books of account or other documents or
transactions and he claims that such entry in the books of account or other documents
or transactions represents his income (wholly or in part) for any previous year,
which has ended before the date of search and,—
          (a)        where the return of income for such previous year has been furnished before the
said date but such income has not been declared therein; or
          (b)  the due date for filing the return of income for such previous year has expired but the
assessee has not filed the return,
then, notwithstanding that such income is declared by him in any return of income furnished on
or after the date of search, he shall, for the purposes of imposition of a penalty under clause (c)
of sub-section (1) of this section, be deemed to have concealed the particulars of his income or
furnished inaccurate particulars of such income.]
38
  [Explanation 6.—Where any adjustment is made in the income or loss declared in the return
under the proviso to clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 143and additional tax charged under
that section, the provisions of this sub-section shall not apply in relation to the adjustment so
made.]
39
  [Explanation 7.—Where in the case of an assessee who has entered into an international
transaction defined in section 92B, any amount is added or disallowed in computing the total
income under sub-section (4) of section 92C, then, the amount so added or disallowed shall, for
the purposes of clause (c) of this sub-section, be deemed to represent the income in respect of
which particulars have been concealed or inaccurate particulars have been furnished, unless the
assessee proves to the satisfaction of the Assessing Officer or the Commissioner (Appeals) 40[or
the Commissioner] that the price charged or paid in such transaction was computed in
accordance with the provisions contained in section 92C and in the manner prescribed under that
section, in good faith and with due diligence.]
41
  [(1A) Where any penalty is imposable by virtue of Explanation 2 to sub- section (1),
proceedings for the imposition of such penalty may be initiated notwithstanding that any
proceedings under this Act in the course of which such penalty proceedings could have been
initiated under sub-section (1) have been completed.]
42
  [(1B) Where any amount is added or disallowed in computing the total income or loss of an
assessee in any order of assessment or reassessment and the said order contains a direction for
initiation of penalty proceedings under clause (c) of sub-section (1), such an order of assessment
or reassessment shall be deemed to constitute satisfaction of the Assessing Officer for initiation
of the penalty proceedings under the said clause (c).]
(2) When the person liable to penalty is a registered firm or an unregistered firm which has been
assessed under clause (b) of section 18343, then notwithstanding anything contained in the other
 

provisions of this Act, the penalty imposable under sub-section (1) shall be the same amount as
would be imposable on that firm if that firm were an unregistered firm.
(3) 44[Omitted by the Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989, w.e.f. 1-4-1989.]
(4) If the 45[Assessing] Officer or the 46[***] 47[Commissioner (Appeals)] in the course of any
proceedings under this Act, is satisfied that the profits of a registered firm have been distributed
otherwise than in accordance with the shares of the partners as shown in the instrument of
partnership on the basis of which the firm has been registered under this Act, and that any partner
has thereby returned his income below its real amount, he may direct that such partner shall, in
addition to the tax, if any, payable by him, pay by way of penalty a sum not exceeding one and a
half times the amount of tax which has been avoided, or would have been avoided if the income
returned by such partner had been accepted as his correct income; and no refund or other
adjustment shall be claimable by any other partner by reason of such direction.]
(4A) and (4B) [Omitted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975, w.e.f. 1-10-1975.
Original sub-sections (4A) and (4B) were inserted by the Income-tax (Amendment) Act, 1965,
w.e.f. 12-3-1965. Later on sub-section (4A) was substituted by the Taxation Laws (Amendment)
Act, 1970, w.e.f. 1-4-1971.]
48
  [(5) The provisions of this section as they stood immediately before their amendment by the
Direct Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 1989 shall apply to and in relation to any assessment for the
assessment year commencing on the 1st day of April, 1988, or any earlier assessment year and
references in this section to the other provisions of this Act shall be construed as references to
those provisions as for the time being in force and applicable to the relevant assessment year.]
49
  [(6) Any reference in this section to the income shall be construed as a reference to the income
or fringe benefits, as the case may be, and the provisions of this section shall, as far as may be,
apply in relation to any assessment in respect of fringe benefits also.]

[Failure to keep, maintain or retain books of account, documents, etc.

271A. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 271, if any person 51[***] fails to keep and
maintain any such books of account and other documents as required by section 44AA or the
rules made thereunder, in respect of any previous year or to retain such books of account and
other documents for the period specified in the said rules, the 52[Assessing] Officer or
the 53[***] 54[Commissioner (Appeals)] may direct that such person shall pay, by way of
penalty, 55[a sum of twenty-five thousand rupees].

[Penalty for failure to keep and maintain information and document in respect of
international transaction.
271AA. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 271, if any person fails to keep and
maintain any such information and document as required by sub-section (1) or sub-section (2)
of section 92D, the Assessing Officer or Commissioner (Appeals) may direct that such person
shall pay, by way of penalty, a sum equal to two per cent of the value of each international
transaction entered into by such person.]

Penalty where search has been initiated.

271AAA. (1) The Assessing Officer may, notwithstanding anything contained in any other
provisions of this Act, direct that, in a case where search has been initiated under section 132 on
or after the 1st day of June, 2007, the assessee shall pay by way of penalty, in addition to tax, if
any, payable by him, a sum computed at the rate of ten per cent of the undisclosed income of the
specified previous year.
(2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply if the assessee,—
           (i)  in the course of the search, in a statement under sub-section (4) of section 132, admits
the undisclosed income and specifies the manner in which such income has been
derived;
          (ii)  substantiates the manner in which the undisclosed income was derived; and
         (iii)  pays the tax, together with interest, if any, in respect of the undisclosed income.
(3) No penalty under the provisions of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 271 shall be
imposed upon the assessee in respect of the undisclosed income referred to in sub-section (1).
(4) The provisions of sections 274 and 275 shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to the
penalty referred to in this section.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
          (a)  “undisclosed income” means—
       (i)  any income of the specified previous year represented, either wholly or partly, by
any money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing or any entry in the
books of account or other documents or transactions found in the course of a search
under section 132, which has—
     (A)  not been recorded on or before the date of search in the books of account or
other documents maintained in the normal course relating to such previous
year; or
     (B)  otherwise not been disclosed to the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner
before the date of search; or
      (ii)  any income of the specified previous year represented, either wholly or partly, by
any entry in respect of an expense recorded in the books of account or other
 documents maintained in the normal course relating to the specified previous year
which is found to be false and would not have been found to be so had the search
not been conducted;
          (b)  “specified previous year” means the previous year—
       (i)  which has ended before the date of search, but the date of filing the return of
income under sub-section (1) of section 139 for such year has not expired before
the date of search and the assessee has not furnished the return of income for the
previous year before the said date; or
      (ii)  in which search was conducted.]