Cash found short cannot be treated as income of assessee

A.P. Refinery Pvt. Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Chandigarh) The issue before us relates to addition made to the income of the assessee on account of cash found short with the assessee. Cash short, at the most represents expenses / outgoings out of cash available with the assessee not accounted for in the books of the assessee. Such unaccounted expenses are sourced from cash available with the assesee. How therefore can they be treated or deemed to be income of the assessee u/s 69/69B/69C of the Act when the said sections deem investments/money, the source of which the assessee offers no explanation abou...