Crl.p/1052/2017 Of Sri H C Vishwanatha Babu v. The Income Tax Department

IN THB HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10 DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018) BRRFORE THR HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S.DINBSH KUMAR | CRIMINAL PETITION No.1052/2017 BBRITWRE SRI H C VISHWANATHA BABU»/O CHANNABASAPPA HOLUR,AGED ABOUT ol YEARS,|R/AT NO.D-904,BRIGADE GATEWAY,DR.RAJKUMAR ROAD,MALLESHWARAM,BANGALURU-560055 |PRHTITIONER (BY SRI MURALI B 8, ADVOCATE) AN THR INCOME TAX DRBPARTMBENBY ASST COMMISSIONER OF |INCOME TAX CIRCLE-2(2)(1), KORAMANGALA,BMTC COMPLEX,BANGALORE -560095 |RBSPONDEBNT (BY SRI JEEVAN NEERALGI, ADVOCATE) THISCRIMINALPRTITIONISHIIT,HUNDER.SECTION 482 CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE PRIVATE|COMPLAINT|HKILEDBY|THECOMPLAINANTVIDE,ANNEXURES-A AND B AND QUASH THE PROCEEDINGS|IN CC.NO.88/2016 ON THE FILE OF THE SPECIALCOURT (ECONOMIC OFFENCES), BENGALURU. THIS PRTITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HBARING|THIS DAY, THE COURT PASSED THE FOLLOWING: ORD BR Heard Sri Murali B 8, learned advocate for petitioner|and Sri Jeevan Neeralgi, learned advocate for respondent. 2. Petitioner had filed certain income tax returns|belatedly. The income tax authorities initiated certainaction including prosecution by filing private complaint. 3. During the course of hearing, it is submitted by|learned advocate for the petitioner as also Sri JeevanNeeralgi, learned standing counsel for the respondent thatan application for compounding has been filed on11.07.2016 before the Assistant Commissioner of Income. Tax. sri Jeevan Neeralgi submits that the saidapplication will be considered and appropriate orders willbe passed in accordance with law within a period of fourweeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Hissubmission is placed on record. Petition standsdisposed of)with a direction to the|Assistant.Commissioner,IncomeTaxTO consider.petitioners application for compounding the offence inaccordance with law and pass appropriate orders withinfour weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.No costs. Sd/-| JUDGE brn