Wealth-Tax Act, 1957

Presumption as to books of account, etc., in certain cases.

35N. (1) Where during the course of any search made under section 37A, any books of account or other documents, articles or things including money have been found in the possession or control of any person and such books of account or other documents are tendered, or such articles or things including money are relied upon, by the prosecution in evidence against such person or against such person and the person referred to in section 35F for an offence under this Act, the provisions of sub-section (5) of section 37A shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to such books of account or other documents, articles or things including money.

(2) Where-

(i)	-	any books of account or other documents, taken into custody, from the possession or control of any person by any officer or authority under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 37B, are delivered to the requisitioning officer under sub-section (2) of that section; or
(ii)	-	any note or inventory of any articles or things including money taken into custody, from the possession of any person, by any officer or authority under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 37B, is furnished to the requisitioning officer under sub-section (2) of that section .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store Latest Job Openings View all 16 June 2026 Sr. Associate / Assistant Manager | TAS / FDD Boutique Investment Bank & Transaction Advisory Firm Gurgaon CA View Details Featured 28 May 2026 SEMI QUALIFIED/ CA DROPOUTS/ ARTICLES T R SOOD & CO New Delhi CA Inter View Details 26 May 2026 CA / MBA (Finance) / CMA / M.Com (Finance) Sri Aurobindo Gnostic Centre of Education New Delhi CA View Details Featured 27 May 2026 Lead Conversion Executive / Sales Closing Executive SMJ global advisors pvt ltd New Delhi B.Com View Details 04 June 2026 Semi Qualified CA Goyal Puneet & Associates New Delhi CA Final View Details 26 May 2026 Audit executive vdsr & co LLP Chennai CA Inter View Details ARTICLESHIP 27 May 2026 CA Article Trainee Rahul Dang & Associates-Chartered Accountants Pune CA Inter View Details ARTICLESHIP 31 May 2026 Article Assistant KPRS And Associates New Delhi CA Inter View Details Share  Facebook  Twitter  Linkedin  Reddit  Email  Whatsapp  Gmail  Pocket  Print  Pinterest  PDF  Translate Whatsapp Groups GST Income Tax CA Final CA Inter CAclubindia Login at CAclubindia CAclubindia India's largest network for finance professionals User Name Password Remember Me Forgot Password ? Alternatively, you can log in using: Login with Google Don't have an account? Register Now click here to register