TMI Blog2004 (4) TMI 268X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s-objection is common, these were heard together and are being disposed of by this consolidated order for the sake of convenience. 2. The only grievance of the Revenue is that the learned CIT(A) was not justified in cancelling the penalty of Rs. 1 lakh imposed by the AO under s. 271B of the IT Act, 1961. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the assessee filed an audit report under s. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ept these submissions on the ground that since the audit report did not accompany the P L a/c and balance sheet, the same was incomplete. Accordingly, he imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 lakh under s. 271B of the IT Act. 3. Being aggrieved, the assessee impugned the levy of penalty in appeal before the CIT(A). It was submitted before the CIT(A) that the AO was not justified in imposing a penalty of R ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... mined the facts, evidence and material on record. From the facts discussed above, it is obvious that assessee filed the audit report on 30th Nov., 1998, i.e., within time. The only defect in the said audit report was that it did not accompany the P L a/c and balance sheet. However, complete audit report along with the copy of P L a/c and balance sheet was filed along with the return of income on 3 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (1972) 83 ITR 26 (SC) have held that penalty will not be imposed merely because it is lawful to do so. Levy of penalty will not be justified in a case where there is a technical or venial breach of provisions of the Act. The Revenue has failed to establish that there was conscious disregard of the statutory obligations on the part of the assessee. In the light of these facts and circumstances of t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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