Delhi woman gets 6 months in jail for not filing ITR on income of Rs 2 crore

A Delhi court recently convicted and sentenced a woman to six months in jail for not filing a return on income of Rs 2 crore. This case pertains to a complaint filed by the Income Tax Office (ITO) alleging that TDS (tax deducted at source) amounting to Rs. Two lakh was deducted against the receipt of Rs 2 crore made to the accused, identified as Savitri, during the financial year 2013-14, however, no return of income for the assessment year 2014-15 was filed by the assessee/accused.

"The convict is awarded a sentence of simple imprisonment for six months with a fine of Rs 5,000 and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one month," Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Mayank Mittal said in the order passed on March 4.

Savitri's lawyer had argued that she is an uneducated widow and has no one to take care of her. The court, therefore, granted her 30 days' bail to challenge the order after considering her application.

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