Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Income-tax, West Bengal v. H. Hirjee

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Reported as [1953] 1 S.C.R. 714
Bench Patan.Jali Sastri C, Mukhehjea, S. R. Das and Ghulam Hasan JJ.
Decided 17 April 1953

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Indian Income-tax Act (XI of 1922), s. 10 (2) (xv)-Business expenditure-Expenses incurred IYy businessman in defending against criminal prosectltion for offence under Hoarding and Pro­ fiteering Act-Finding of fact-When final. The respondent who c""ried on business was prosecuted under s. 13 of the Hoarding and Profiteering Ordinance of 1943 on a charge of selling goods at an unreasonable price. He was finally acquitted and claimed in his assessment for a subsequent year that the suni of Rs. 10,895 which he had spent in defending him­ self against the charge should be deducted from his income

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