Section52
The Finance Act, 1997

Amendment of section 206

In force As on 13 Oct 2026

Ministry Finance

Section 52 of the Finance Act, 1997 deals with amendment of section 206. Amendment of section 206. 52. Section 206 of the Income-tax Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:— "(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in for

Amendment of section 206.

52. Section 206 of the Income-tax Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:—

"(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, a return filed on a floppy, diskette, mag­netic cartridge tape, CD-ROM or any other computer readable media as may be specified by the Board (hereinafter referred to as the computer media) shall be deemed to be a return for the purposes of this section and the rules made thereunder and shall be admis­sible in any proceedings thereunder, without further proof of production of the original, as evidence of any contents of the original or of any fact stated therein.

(3) A return filed under sub-section (2) shall fulfil the follow­ing conditions, namely:—

(a) while receiving returns on computer media, necessary checks by scanning the documents filed on computer media will be carried out and the media will be duly authenticated by the Assessing Officer; and

(b) the Assessing Officer shall also take due care to preserve the computer media by duplicating, transferring, master­ing or storage without loss of data.".

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Section 52, The Finance Act, 1997.

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Questions about Section 52

What does Section 52 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 52 of the Finance Act is headed "Amendment of section 206". Amendment of section 206. 52. Section 206 of the Income-tax Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:— "(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in for

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In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Finance Act 1997 52, section 52 Finance Act 1997, section 52 of the Finance Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 52 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on Income-tax Act 206 (Persons deducting tax to furnish prescribed returns), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Finance Act enacted?

Finance Act was enacted in 1997. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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