Criminal case quashed as delayed payment of tax was not a willful attempt to evade tax

Sujata Electrical lnfratech Private Limited Vs DCIT (Telangana High Court) Telangana High Court quashed the Criminal Petition as delayed payment of tax was on account of cogent reasons i.e. financial difficulty and was not on account of any willful attempt to evade tax. Facts- The petitioner filed original return of income tax in A.Y. 2014-15 on 29.11.2014 declaring a total income of 1,03,44,060/-. After claiming a tax credit for TDS of Rs.53,016/, out of the admitted tax liability, as per the return of income, the accused filed return of Rs.38,00,170/-. However, the tax was not paid. It is th...