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§ 450
Chapter XXI — Penalties

Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of section 185

Income-tax Act, 2025

If a person obtains a loan, deposit, or any specified sum in violation of the rules under Section 185, the Assessing Officer can impose a penalty.

The penalty amount is equal to the total amount of the loan, deposit, or specified sum that was taken.

📜 Official text of the section +
450. If a person takes or accepts any loan or deposit or specified sum in contravention of the provisions of section 185, the Assessing Officer may im- pose on him, a penalty equal to the amount of the loan or deposit or specified sum so taken or accepted. Penalty for failure to comply with provisions of section 186.

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