The Bench ruled that proceedings under Section 153C cannot be initiated on conjecture, nor can material sourced independently by the AO substitute incriminating evidence

The Tribunal held that once a corporate entity voluntarily executes a guarantee, it becomes independently liable for the debt, which qualifies as “financial debt” under Section 5(8)(i) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

The Tribunal held that once a corporate entity voluntarily executes a guarantee, it becomes independently liable for the debt, which qualifies as “financial debt” under Section 5(8)(i) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).