Sec. 153C Seized incriminating materials should belong to person other than the person referred to in Section 153A

Gujarat High Court in the  case of  Kamleshbhai Dharamshibhai Patel v. Commissioner of Income Tax-III, (2013) 31 taxmann.com 50 (Gujarat)  has categorically held that it is an essential condition precedent that any money, bullion or jewellery or other valuable articles or thing or books of accounts or documents seized or requisitioned should belong to a person other than the person referred to in Section 153A of the Act. This proposition of law laid down by the High Court is correct, which is stated by the Bombay High Court in the impugned judgment as wellPlease become a Premium member. If you are already a Premium member, login here to access the full content.