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1. Request to provide the outcome, Order(s), direction(s) passed in Section 132A of
the Income Tax Act, 1961 proceedings in the case of Mr. Devesh Singh which has
been relied upon in the case of Applicant.
2. Request to provide the statement(s) recorded, documents (including those
recovered from the electronic devices, Forensic image Form 658/Hash Value COC
form, etc) as taken into account (impounded during the said Section 132A
proceedings of Mr. Devesh Singh and relied upon in the case of the Applicant."
(v) That it is submitted that the Applicant's AR was provided with the
unsigned and uncertified information in a pen drive (unverified) on 28.12.2020
pertaining to the Applicant as alleged to be found from the premises of the
Applicant. The Applicant has separately filed the grievance for such incomplete
information with Investigation wing. Be that as may be, it is to be noted that no
information as requested in RTI dated 11.07.2022 i.e. "the statement(s) recorded,
documents (including those recovered from the electronic devices, Forensic Image,
Form 65B/Hash Value, COC form, etc) as taken into account/impounded during
the said Section 132A proceedings of Mr. Devesh Singh" was provided to the
Applicant during the said post search proceedings. The Appellant Authority can
verify this fact from the note sheet dated 28.12.2020. The copy of the order as
provided to the Applicant during assessment proceeding is annexed and marked
as Annexure-A
(vi) That it is further humbly submitted that during the course of search
assessment proceedings on 11.02.2022, 12.02.2022 and 14.02.2022 i.e. during the
Mazharnama proceedings, certain incomplete information was provided w.r.t
premises of the Applicant and no information as requested in RTI dated
11.07.2022 i.e. "the statement(s) recorded, documents (including those recovered
from the electronic devices, Forensic Image, Form 65B/Hash Value, COC form, etc)
as taken into account/impounded during the said Section 132A proceedings of Mr.
Devesh Singh" was provided to the Applicant. The Appellant Authority can verify
this fact from the Mazaharnama proceedings and order sheets recorded by Ld JCIT
during the said proceedings."
4. In regard to your second request, it has been observed that the additions
in your case have been relied upon the data which were not only found from Shri.
Devesh Singh during search dated 14.10.2020 but also on other documents which
were seized from your residential and office premise. It is the fact that the similar
nature of data were also found from your residential and office premise which
have been already provided along with hash value and 65B certificate. On perusal
of assessment order, it is found that the additions have been relied upon the
following data not only restricted to 132A proceedings in Devesh Singh-