Income Tax Prosecution – acquittal in 146 out of 173 cases

By Vijay Kumar

THE department had launched prosecutions in 11,894 cases of evasion upto 2008 - 09. Only 173 cases (1.5 per cent of the total cases) were disposed of, of which 146 cases resulted in acquittal. The high rate of acquittal needs to be analysed to ensure greater effectiveness of prosecution as a deterrent according to the CAG.