Purchase cannot be held bogus for Mere Non-Appearance of Supplier

It is noted that the Assessing Officer has blindly followed the findings given in assessment proceedings for A.Y for 2008-09 while bringing the subject transaction with M/s Mahaveer Textiles to tax in the year under consideration. There are other transactions (other than the transaction with Mahaveer textiles) which were held to be bogus in nature by the AO in AY 2008-09 and subsequently, even the said transactions have not been held as bogus and additions were ultimately deleted by the Coordinate Bench. Further, the AO has referred to certain conclusive evidences brought on record to treat th...