CCIT vs. Rajendra Singh (Patna High Court)
Interrogation till late night amounts to “torture” & violation of “human rights”
The assessee’s premises were searched u/s 132 and alleged undisclosed income of Rs. 4.18 crores was detected. The assessee filed a complaint before the the Bihar Human Rights Commission stating that interrogation & recording of statement was conducted for more than 30 hours and till the odd hours of the night without any break or interval and this violated his human rights. The Commission upheld the plea and directed the concerned officials to show-cause why the assessee should not be compensated from their salary. The Department filed a Writ Petition to challenge the order. HELD by the Court:
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