§ 497
Chapter XXII — Offences And Prosecution

Trial of offences as summons case

Income-tax Act, 2025

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497. The Special Court, irrespective of anything contained in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), shall try an offence under this Chapter punishable with imprisonment not exceeding two years or with fine, or with both, as a summons case, and the provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Surak- sha Sanhita, 2023 as applicable in the case of trial of summons case, shall apply accordingly. Application of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 to proceedings before Special Court.

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