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Section 273BCentral Act

Section 273B: [ Penalty not to be imposed in certain cases. [Inserted by Act 46 of 1986, Section 26 (w.e.f. 10.9.1986).]

[ Penalty not to be imposed in certain cases. [Inserted by Act 46 of 1986, Section 26 (w.e.f. 10.9.1986).]

- Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of [clause (b) of sub-section (1) of] [section 271, section 271-A] [Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, Section 114, for " section 270, clause (a) or Clause (b) of sub-Section (1) of section 271, section 271-A, section 271-B, sub-Section (2) of section 272-A, sub-Section (1) of section 272-AA, sub-Section (1) of section 272-B" (w.e.f. 1.4.1989).][, section 271-AA] [ Inserted by Act 14 of 2001, Section 94 (w.e.f. 1.4.2002).][, section 271 B, ] [Inserted by Act 46 of 1986, Section 26 (w.e.f. 10.9.1986).][section 271-BA] [Inserted by Act 14 of 2001, Section 94 (w.e.f. 1.4.2002).][, section 271-BB,] [ Inserted by Act 12 of 1990, Section 50 (w.r.e.f. 1.4.1990).] [section 271-C, section 271-CA] [ Substituted by Act 21 of 2006, Section 55, for " section 271-C" (w.e.f. 1.4.2007).][, section 271-D, section 271-E, ] [Inserted by Act 46 of 1986, Section 26 (w.e.f. 10.9.1986).][section 271-F, ] [Substituted by Act 26 of 1997, Section 55, for " section 271-F" (w.r.e.f. 1.4.1997).][section 271-FA,] [ Substituted by Act 18 of 2005, Section 61, for " Section 271-FA" (w.e.f. 1.4.2006).] [section 271FAB, section 271FB, section 271G, section 271GA] [Substituted 'section 271-FB, section 271-G' by Finance Act, 2015 (No. 20 of 2015), dated 14.5.2015.][, clause (c) or clause (d) of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 272-A, sub-section (1) of section 272-AA or ] [Inserted by Act 46 of 1986, Section 26 (w.e.f. 10.9.1986).][section 272-B or] [ Inserted by Act 20 of 2002, Section 106 (w.e.f. 1.6.2002).] [sub-section (1) or sub-section (1-A) of ] [Substituted by Act 21 of 2006, Section 55, for " sub-section (1) of section 272-BB" (w.e.f. 1.6.2006).][section 272-BB] [ Substituted by Act 20 of 2002, Section 106, for " section 272-BB or" (w.e.f. 1.6.2002).][or sub-section (1) of section 272-BBB or] [Substituted by Act 21 of 2006, Section 55, for " sub-section (1) of section 272-BB" (w.e.f. 1.6.2006).] [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.] [Inserted by Act 46 of 1986, Section 26 (w.e.f. 10.9.1986).]

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