Supreme Court of India

Income-tax Officer, Special Investigation Circle-b, Meerut v. M/s. Seth Brothers and Ors.

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Reported as [1970] 1 S.C.R. 601
Bench J. C. Shah and G. K. Mitter JJ.
Decided 15 July 1969

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Indian Income Tax Act (43 of 1961), s. 132-Search and seizure­ Scope of power-Seizure of a (arge number of documents, some of which not relevant to pending proceeding under Act-If mala fide. Under s. 132 of tbe Income-tax Act, 1961, the Commissioner of Income-tax or the Director of Inspection may, after recording 'reasons, order the search of premises if he .has reason to believe that one or more of the conditions in s. 132(1) exist. The officer authori~ed may enter any place and make a search \Vhere he has reason to believe that books or documents relevant to a!ly proceeding under the Act

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