Section132
The Finance Act, 2013

Institution of prosecution

In force As on 11 Oct 2026

Ministry Finance Cited by 1 provision

Section 132 of the Finance Act, 2013 deals with institution of prosecution. Institution of prosecution. 132. No prosecution shall be instituted against any person for any offence under section 121 except with the previous sanction of the Chief Commissioner of Income-tax.

Institution of prosecution.

132. No prosecution shall be instituted against any person for any offence under section 121 except with the previous sanction of the Chief Commissioner of Income-tax.

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Section 132, The Finance Act, 2013.

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Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 121 Assessment

Questions about Section 132

What does Section 132 of the Finance Act deal with?

Section 132 of the Finance Act is headed "Institution of prosecution". Institution of prosecution. 132. No prosecution shall be instituted against any person for any offence under section 121 except with the previous sanction of the Chief Commissioner of Income-tax.

How do I find court cases under Section 132 of the Finance Act?

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 2013 132, section 132 Finance Act 2013, section 132 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 132 of the Finance Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 121 (Assessment), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Finance Act enacted?

Finance Act was enacted in 2013. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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