Amendment of section 277A.
28. In section 277A of the Income-tax Act, for the words \"rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to two years and with fine\", the words \"simple imprisonment for a term up to two years and with fine\" shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been substituted with effect from the 1st day of March, 2026.
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