Section 277ACentral Act
Section 277A: [ Falsification of books of account or document, etc. [ Inserted by Act 23 of 2004, Section 60 (w.e.f. 1.10.2004).]
[ Falsification of books of account or document, etc. [ Inserted by Act 23 of 2004, Section 60 (w.e.f. 1.10.2004).]
- If any person (hereafter in this section referred to as the first person) wilfully and with intent to enable any other person (hereafter in this section referred to as the second person) to evade any tax or interest or penalty chargeable and imposable under this Act, makes or causes to be made any entry or statement which is false and which the first person either knows to be false or does not believe to be true, in any books of account or other document relevant to or useful in any proceedings against the first person or the second person, under this Act, the first person shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to three years and with fine.Explanation. - For the purposes of establishing the charge under this section, it shall not be necessary to prove that the second person has actually evaded any tax, penalty or interest chargeable or imposable under this Act.]Previous
Sec 277 — [ False statement in verification, etc. [ Substituted by Act 41 of 1975, Section 70, for Section 277 (w.e.f. 1.10.1975).]
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