Act Number: 27

Act Name: The Bihar Value Added Tax Act, 2005

Year: 2005

Enactment Date: 2005-06-23

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to levy of tax on sales or purchases of goods in the State of Bihar and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 85: Compounding of offences.
    (1) The Commissioner may, either before or after the institution of proceedings under section 81, accept from any person charged with an offence under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of the said section by way of composition of the offence, a sum not exceeding ten thousand rupees and where the offence charged was likely to cause or caused evasion of any amount of tax payable under this Act, a sum not exceeding three times of such amount, whichever is higher.
     (2) On payment of such sum as may be determined by the Commissioner under sub-section (1), no further proceeding shall be taken against the accused person in respect of the same offence.
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