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ITA 2025 · Section 520

Cognizance of Offences

Section 520 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 corresponds to s. 292 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. STATUTORY ARCHITECTURE No court inferior to Judicial Magistrate First Class shall try offences under the Act. Prevents lower-court trial of…

Section 520 — - COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES

Section 520 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 corresponds to s. 292 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

STATUTORY ARCHITECTURE

No court inferior to Judicial Magistrate First Class shall try offences under the Act. Prevents lower-court trial of significant offences.

PRACTITIONER PLANNING NOTES

  • Forum jurisdiction for prosecutions is Magistrate First Class / Special Court (s. 495).

CROSS-REFERENCES

  • s. 533 [295] -- Rules.
  • s. 535 [298] -- Removal of difficulty.
  • s. 536 [Repeal] -- Saving clause.