Section 69B:
Amount of investments, etc., not fully disclosed in books of account.
2Where in any
financial year the assessee has made investments or is found to be the owner of any bullion, jewellery or
other valuable article, and the 1
Assessing Officer finds that the amount expended on making such
investments or in acquiring such bullion, jewellery or other valuable article exceeds the amount recorded
in this behalf in the books of account maintained by the assessee for any source of income, and the
assessee offers no explanation about such excess amount or the explanation offered by him is not, in the
opinion of the 1
Assessing Officer, satisfactory, the excess amount may be deemed to be the income of
the assessee for such financial year.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 4 of 1988, s. 2, for “Income-tax Officer” (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).
2. Ins. by Act 10 of 1965, s. 19 (w.e.f. 1-4-1965).