Karnataka HC Restores Director Prosecution in TDS Default Case After Trial Court Discharge

Income Tax Department Vs Srikar Reddy Vempati (Karnataka High Court) In Income Tax Department Vs Srikar Reddy Vempati, the Karnataka High Court allowed a criminal revision petition filed under Sections 397 and 401 of the Cr.PC, challenging the order dated 01.10.2019 passed by the Special Court for Economic Offences, Bengaluru in C.C. No.77/2018. The Trial Court had discharged accused Nos.2 to 6, including the respondent (accused No.6), from prosecution for the offence punishable under Section 276B of the Income Tax Act, 1961, while holding that there was sufficient material to frame charge aga...