1(1) The Assessing Officer may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act other than the provisions of section 271AAB, direct that, in a case where the income determined includes any income referred to in section 68, section 69, section 69A, section 69B, section 69C or section 69D for any previous year, the assessee shall pay by way of penalty, in addition to tax payable under section 115BBE, a sum computed at the rate of ten per cent of the tax payable under clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 115BBE:
Provided that no penalty shall be levied in respect of income referred to in section 68, section 69, section 69A, section 69B, section 69C or section 69D to the extent such income has been included by the assessee in the return of income furnished under section 139 and the tax in accordance with the provisions of clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 115BBE has been paid on or before the end of the relevant previous year.
(2) No penalty under the provisions of section 270A shall be imposed upon the assessee in respect of the income referred to in sub-section (1).
(3) The provisions of sections 274 and 275 shall, as far as may be, apply in
relation to the penalty referred to in this section.
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1. Ins. by Act 48 of 2016, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-4-2017).
Section 270A Penalty for under reporting and misreporting of income
Section 270AA Immunity from imposition of penalty, etc
Section 271 Failure to furnish returns, comply with notices, concealment of income, etc
Section 271A Failure to keep, maintain or retain books of account, documents, etc
Section 271AAA Penalty where search has been initiated
Section 271AAB Penalty where search has been initiated
Section 271AAC Penalty in respect of certain income
Section 271B Failure to get accounts audited
Section 271BA Penalty for failure to furnish report under section 92E
Section 271BB Failure to subscribe to the eligible issue of capital