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2016 (9) TMI 756 - HC - Income TaxCompounding of offenses - Held that:- In the instant case, the matter has been pending since 1999, and there has been no progress. The respondent/Department stated that the petitioner/Firm was an accused. Furthermore, the Principal Sessions Court, while granting permission to the respondent to consider the petitioner's Application for compounding the offence, in its order, dated 28.04.2015, observed that the offences are compoundable in nature, therefore, leave is granted to the competent Authority to compound the offence. Thus, this Court is of the view that the respondent can examine the matter afresh without being, in any manner, influenced merely because of the conviction passed against the petitioner by the Criminal Court. In the result, the Writ Petition is allowed, and the impugned order is set aside, and the matter is remanded to the respondent for fresh consideration, in terms of the observations made in the preceding paras
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