Gujarat High Court Quashes Criminal Prosecution for Late ITR Filing After Tax and Penalty Already Paid

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Gujarat High Court Quashes Criminal Prosecution for Late ITR Filing After Tax and Penalty Already Paid

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11/11/2025

By Mariya Paliwala

Gujarat High Court Quashes Criminal Prosecution for Late ITR Filing After Tax and Penalty Already Paid

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The Gujarat High Court has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against the company and its directors for alleged failure to file their Income Tax return for Assessment Year (AY) 2013–14 within the prescribed due date. The bench of Justice J.C. Doshi ruled that continuing prosecution under Sections 276CC and 278B of the Income Tax Act would…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

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