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TMI Blog1970 (3) TMI 44X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 61, read with section 66(2) of the Income-tax Act, 1922, for a direction requiring the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal to state the case and refer the questions of law arising out of the order of the Tribunal dated January 22, 1965. The questions of which reference is sought are : " A. Whether, on the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellate Tribunal was justified in cancelling the penalt ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the assessment proceedings for the year 1960-61, the Income-tax Officer noticed a credit entry of Rs. 12,409 in favour of one Hansraj Gokulji in the account books of the assessee. The entry related to the sale proceeds of 104 tolas of gold alleged to have been given to the assessee by the said Hansraj Gokulji for sale. The assessee was asked to lead evidence to prove the genuineness of the transac ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rselves have held that the assessee's explanation was not proved in regard to the source of the credits, there is nothing to bring home the charges of concealment or furnishing of inaccurate particulars on the assessee. Once the explanation of the assessee is out of the field, there is nothing positive to suggest that the credits were in the nature of income accruing to the assessee. While, theref ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of inaccurate particulars could reasonably arise ; and, in the absence of such material, the Tribunal was correct in holding that there were no positive circumstances warranting the drawing of the necessary inference of concealment or of deliberate furnishing of inaccurate particulars to attract the provisions of section 28(1)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 1922. We may also add that, in view of the d ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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