Scheme not to apply in certain cases

Section 96 of the Finance Act, 2024 (No. 2) deals with scheme not to apply in certain cases. Scheme not to apply in certain cases. 96. The Act was enacted on 16 Aug 2024.

Scheme not to apply in certain cases.

96. The provisions of this Scheme shall not apply—

(a)

in respect of tax arrear,—

(i)		relating to an assessment year in respect of which an assessment has been made under sub-section (3) of section 143 or section 144 or section 147 or section 153A or section 153C of the Income-tax Act on the basis of search initiated under section 132 or section 132A of the Income-tax Act;
(ii)		relating to an assessment year in respect of which prosecution has been instituted on or before the date of filing of declaration;
(iii)		relating to any undisclosed income from a source located outside India or undisclosed asset located outside India;
(iv)		relating to an assessment or reassessment made on the basis of information received under an agreement referred to in section 90 or section 90A of the Income-tax Act, if it relates to any tax arrear;

(b)

to any person in respect of whom an order of detention has been made under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (52 of 1974) on or before the date of filing of declaration:

Provided that—

(i)		such order of detention, being an order to which the provisions of section 9 or section 12A of the said Act do not apply, has not been revoked on the report of the Advisory Board under section 8 of the said Act or before the receipt of the report of the Advisory Board; or
(ii)		such order of detention, being an order to which the provisions of section 9 of the said Act apply, has not been revoked before the expiry of the time for, or on the basis of, the review under sub-section (3) of section 9, or on the report of the Advisory Board under section 8, read with sub-section (2) of section 9, of the said Act; or
(iii)		such order of detention, being an order to which the provisions of section 12A of the said Act apply, has not been revoked before the expiry of the time for, or on the basis of, the first review under sub-section (3) of that section, or on the basis of the report of the Advisory Board under section 8 read with sub-section (6) of section 12A, of the said Act; or
(iv)		such order of detention has not been set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction;

(c)		to any person in respect of whom prosecution for any offence punishable under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967), the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985), the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (45 of 1988), the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988), the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003), has been instituted on or before the filing of the declaration or such person has been convicted of any such offence punishable under any of those Acts;
(d)		to any person in respect of whom prosecution has been initiated by an income-tax authority for any offence punishable under the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) or for the purpose of enforcement of any civil liability under any law for the time being in force, on or before the filing of the declaration or such person has been convicted of any such offence consequent to the prosecution initiated by an income-tax authority;
(e)		to any person notified under section 3 of the Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act, 1992 (27 of 1992) on or before the date of filing of declaration.

Section 96, The Finance Act, 2024 (No. 2).