Income-tax Rules, 2026 | Rule 151 of 333

Rule 151 - Requisition of books of account and other assets under section 248

Reviewed by CA Nikhil Gupta · Last reviewed 29 August 2026

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Primary authority: Notification No. 22/2026 / G.S.R. 198(E)

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Requisition of books of account, etc. under section 248. 151. (1) The authorisation under section 248(1) by the Director General or Director or the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner shall be made in Form No. 86, shall be in writing under the signature of the officer issuing the authorisation and shall bear his seal. (2) The officer authorised to make a requisition under section 248(1) (the requisitioning officer) shall make the requisition in writing to the officer or authority referred to in section 248(1)(a), (b) or (c) (the delivering officer or authority) calling upon the delivering officer or authority to deliver the books of account or other documents, or assets or computer system containing information specified in the requisition to him, which shall be accompanied by a copy of the authorisation made in Form No. 86, and a copy of the requisition, along with a copy of the said authorisation, shall be forwarded to the person referred to in section 248(1)(a), (b) or (c). (3) (a) The delivering officer or authority shall prepare a list of books of account or other documents, or assets or computer system containing information delivered to the requisitioning officer; (b) before effecting delivery of the books of account or other documents, or assets or computer system containing the information so requisitioned, the delivering officer or authority shall place or cause to be placed such things, except money and the books of account and documents in physical form, in a package or packages which shall be listed with details of such things and placed therein; (c) every package referred to in clause (b) shall bear an identification mark and seal, of the requisitioning officer or of any other income-tax authority not below the rank of Income-tax Officer, on his behalf and also of the delivering officer or authority; (d) the person referred to in section 248(1)(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, or any other person on his behalf shall also be permitted to place his seal or signature on the said package or packages; and (e) a copy of the list prepared under clause (b) shall be delivered to such person and a copy thereof shall also be forwarded by the delivering officer to the approving authority. (4) The provisions of sub-rules (19) to (22) of rule 148 and rule 152 shall, so far as may be, apply as if the things delivered to the requisitioning officer under section 248 had been seized under section 247(1) by the requisitioning officer from the custody of the person referred to in section 248(1)(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, and the said rules and sub-rules shall be read as if for the words "the authorised officer" occurring therein, the words "the requisitioning officer" were substituted.

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Notification No. 22/2026 / G.S.R. 198(E)