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Section 273B: Penalty not to be imposed in certain cases

The Income-tax Act, 1961Central Act · Act 43 of 1961

Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Income-tax Act, 2025, with effect from 1 April 2026

Penalty not to be imposed in certain cases.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 271, section 271A, section 271AA, section 271B, section 271BA, section 271BB, section 271C, section 271CA, section 271D, section 271E, section 271F, section 271FA, [section 271FAA,] section 271FAB, section 271FB, section 271G, section 271GA, section 271GB, [section 271GC,] section 271H, section 271-I, section 271J, clause (c) or clause (d) of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 272A, sub-section (1) of section 272AA or section 272B or sub-section (1) or sub-section (1A) of section 272BB or sub-section (1) of section 272BBB or clause (b) of sub-section (1) or clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 273, no penalty shall be imposable on the person or the assessee, as the case may be, for any failure referred to in the said provisions if he proves that there was reasonable cause for the said failure.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Income-tax Act, 1961
Section273B
Marginal notePenalty not to be imposed in certain cases
JurisdictionCentral
StatusRepealed
Judgments citing it2

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Act No. 15 of 2024. Ins. by Act No. 15 of 2024, w.e.f. 1-10-2024.
  • inserted, Act No. 15 of 2024. Ins. by Act No. 15 of 2024, w.e.f. 1-4-2025.

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