Gujarat HC Orders Robbery Cash to Be Handed to Income Tax Department

Vipul Chavda Vs State of Gujarat & 3 (Gujarat High Court)

Gujarat High Court Orders Robbery Cash Handed to Income Tax Department for Unaccounted Funds Probe

The Gujarat High Court has set aside a lower court order concerning Rs. 13 lakh in cash recovered following a highway robbery, directing the sum to be handed over to the Income Tax Department (ITD) for investigation into potential unaccounted income. The ruling emphasizes the precedence of the Income Tax Act’s provisions in cases where seized assets are suspected to be undisclosed wealth.

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