37. Penalty for making false return
Any person who being required by or under this Act to furnish any return fails to furnish such return or furnishes a return containing any particular which is false and which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true shall be [warned at the first instance, and in case of subsequent contraventions, he shall be liable to penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees].
Amendment notes (1)
- 1Subs w.e.f. 24-6-2026 Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for certain words (w.e.f. 24-6-2026)