Dcit Cen Cir 7(3), Mumbai vs Cowtown Land Development P.Ltd, Mumbai on 27 December, 2017
3.5. Assessee defending an employee, etc.-When an
employee is prosecuted in respect of transaction in the
course of his employment, expenditure incurred in or about
his defense is incurred for the protection of the good name
of the business and is an allowable business expenditure [
J.B. Advani & Co. Ltd. v. CIT & EPT, (1950) 18 ITR 557
(Bom) considered in CIT v. H. Hirjee, (1953) 23 ITR 427
(SC), where the correctness of its ultimate decision was not
doubted; J.N. Singh & Co. Pr. Ltd. v. CIT. (1966) 60 ITR
732 (Punj)].