(2)
The Commission shall have power to require any person, subject to any
privilege which may be claimed by that person under any law for the time
being in force, to furnish information on such points or matters as, in the
opinion of the Commission, may be useful for, or relevant to, the subject
matter of the inquire and any person so required shall be deemed to be legally
bound to furnish such information within the meaning of section 176 and
section 177 of the Indian Penal Code.
(3)
The Commission or any other officer, not below the rank of Gazetted Officer,
specially authorized in this behalf by the Commission may enter any building
or place where the Commission has reason to believe that any seize any such
document or take extracts or copies therefrom, subject to the provisions of
section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in so far as it may be
applicable.
(4)
The Commission shall be deemed to be a civil court and when any offence as
is described in section 175, section 179, section 180 or section 228 of the
Indian Penal Code is committed in the view or presence of the Commission,
the Commission may after recording the facts constituting the offence and the
statement of the accused as provided for in the Code of Criminal Procedure ,
1973 forward the case to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the same and
the Magistrate to whom any such case is forwarded shall proceed to hear the
complaint against the accused, as if the case has been forwarded to him under
section 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, (1973).
(5)
Every proceeding before the Commission shall be deemed to be a judicial
proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228, and, for the purposes
of section 196, of the Indian Penal Code, and the Commission shall be deemed
to be a civil court for all the purposes of section 195 and chapter XXVI of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, (1973).
Sec. 14 Investigation
(1)
The Commission may, for the purposes of conducting any investigation
pertaining to the inquiry, utilize the services of any officer or investigation
agency of the Central Government or any State Government with the
concurrence of the Central Government or any State Government, as the case
may be.
(2)
For the purpose of investigating into any matter pertaining to the inquiry, any
officer or agency whose services are utilized under sub-section (1) may, subject
to the direction and control of the Commission:
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