The Janch Aayog Aadhiniyam, 1952

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rolation to the' State of Jammu

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, :"l'ist I or List II nr List III ·in the 8e,renth

, S hodule 'to' the Constitution",' the words and figures ; I ~~.~,ist } or List III in Ithe Se,renth S~h"dule to ' ",: 'the ,Constitution as applicable to the State of Jammu

• • '.nd, KaShniir"shall be sub"titl~tod .. ' -~~ -,-"- - -'~ - ~ -1- - - ~ - -,- - - - - - Octo!,er,.1952,vide N'dt~fication 'No.S~h.0.1670 30~~~September1195?,Gazette of India Extraor- ' .. Pt'.II,Sec. 3,P.861. by Ccnt::o>al Ac~ No. '?9 of 1971. I . , " 2 - \ I I or lJi3t I I I in I I

1. (b) "CL.mjissi()n"!~'?ans a Cormissii,n vl' J!lqlJj,ry aiJ!V,;,nt<'?(] 11ndc.1,' sr::r::i(~;n 3; \c) d('roo.:-:rul.Jnd" !;,'iinS prr?sr.rtbeJ b: rl1les r'Jatie under th is .iic-;;. *2. C,',.rlP,'.:.r_~tc,ti.«JLtJ.:C Y_'~'::0.r.Qn.C.e,li j;,Q..._:!.1i'..:s Jl\lt._ln ...tJ2.l:.G.a.J.n tJl'.'-":itn~"",,,:::,'hm:~lJ.;j::'t:;."aj..t.: Any J'cfGrence in this Act .t~).8. l;.~·.'l :,{;,:.:Lc~I.j,3not in ~:J::Ci) in th'1 ritate uf JatnC1U & La~!-:)i·:.i'; 31>-.(1 lr. rl}lati'Jn t',j· that St.'J.t8~-[JC c....;nstrl1ed. as d. r\3f\·j:-e~cc~""-~)L:h\: r0J:'!·(~Si)'~:1t"tng }~Vv-~:;[. eny in f.urce in t.;.:'i::,t ~.J·;:ai:(J;'.. I ;';:,rl"il,~,- 3. ',i ~ '':rw apl!r" :::,:',Htc'C"."c,.,:,mJent rI~:',if it is (;1' Clpinmcn~ Lf iun ~~.-~~It i.nn0Cass~ry s0 tc do, aDi shall, if a rcs01Ccr..r::i:"i- n;ic.n .'.~':'"iB l'e:'~i,]:' is P:tss<'C: ty the'h:"1'58 ',,1' the I-'cc.ple ' .. vi'; :;<.$ .} .~'.J.';)') f'18.j- jc, ~;he IJ·::glSld.tin·e Assc~~:cly .:.;f the ~3~d. t.t) ~ ";::: n'.)1:if"icu. Toi.;n i.n tho uff iciu 1 Gazet te, appoint il C"Llini,s" i.·,;1 uf inql'ir:! 1'0::' the p';rpjc;e vf making an inql.li....yi.,i;U '-,J'Y lle1'initG ':J."ttcr v1' pllblic iLJpurt",nCe and p'"::'l' ,,1"1'~::~ s:'::h fl1c-:;1-,n5 anti \dthin such t ir.1e as may be spec LI'iA'[ i~ the n,_tificCitiun, anu tha Comnission sv app",intcd s,~c\ll :rake the incluiry anel per1'vrrn the fuctions ar.ce;:1"db,;ly; rrl.i'U':'l·):l ::L:..t~.,,":l.:f'.; •.n·" :··~~1Cot':1'1lissiun has been app'-Jintea .;:) i0..(I· j.T~-. :~l'''\."J (:1i : 'J:':tsr _. by '~he c.'l'.;:;'~)_ C,,n ~rr;:1'-':lt, nt:.. S1;;,te G"nernment shall e"r:r,,ut v.-ith the ilPPJ'.,"·,al of tho Centr'\l GOnernment, apt)'.ri1~:~ ~~n~':.:~'-"':':'\~t,~tl L3::~·.\..;ntu in0iii:-,3 intu the same f",d, •.••l...;:~- ." ,l. 'J.!--..• ~-:....,1 -··\'.~G,,' c ...•..",- "': •.'....','.~'-r.> CL'f'l"iN'l'v!1'." -:o:.J •••••••. app' '1'nt-eu<J by the 1,.., c ::'t.:..r.. L:c"\-'c:;>n[;l0~"": .L3 :'11DCt lvn:lng; I ~ I
2. (b) '::Jy':: .:C;L~ (jCJ'","c'n:li;;: .. ';he C:c:1trLll GUnermncnt shall Y):;t ~rpu:':'t!t ;:.;,n..th'?:' C(;l');'jiss:.un tv 1nqpir8 inte; the '0'1.:.'0 ::12,t1:0!." 1'.)):"su lvng ,_,s the C()P.lmissiun app()int~d ':;., :..L~~~;:c-1.7...{~ {Ju"'rerrl!r~Gnt i:~fp!1ct i)n ii.1 g~ unless the ~::::nc:'c:J. ('vn'1J"l1!1')nt is cf opini011 thut ~he sCClpe Gf tho lr~ql1iry" S!lI-Jl11J be (!x-s,-~ndedtu ~\~U ur mlJre Stutes ..

1. (2) The C('l!,m'issivll may cvll"ist"Jf une or f,J'cre mmnbers ",ppuinteJ ty j:he apprupr iate G,"'CrnI:lOn': ~ am] '.here the CvrJmissicn c·J:1s5.sts ,-,1' m,)l'e than ,.ne member., 'Gne of them na.y be aPPClinteu as the C:1airncm thoI'''!0f. ---.------- ..--..~.--.-.----.-- ...------, ---------- '. : ,0 '. ' • .'. / J) XhG.AP!i.t'•..p.t'~C1.:.(>!'~,err;ment r'lay, at any ~td.gG uf /~l:t l:l;nqlliry ~.~~.;-'~!~eCum"'1issiun fill p.ny -I~acan~y .,.;htoll..InhY ha':"'~' ar i8en in the u1'fi<"o vi' ..•.[,1e;n!:J"r 01';the CemInissiur. (,·/hethe.i consistjn}; oi' une (:1' mu~~'thdn une mc~b9~), ,< 'eM),The appruprJiJatc Gu".e,!'n~e:1tshallC'al1se to bl] laid /- ." ,'before the HOllse of 'the peuple or; as the ca~e ;flay be, the. Legl'1J,ati,·e Assembly of the state, the "::-epu.L",L,~ If r..H.lj' vI ~.ha.~JQr:~J..i.;..F~~0~~ E~ .inautrY1!Ia.deJ1-!·'t'ag(lt!ler ."Ii'.;hbY..t::.e:.memorandumCummie,,,i,';T,of"llocrthe actiun:i)lQ.:-~£.cti(.nta]i.en-· ·thereun .• tithin a periud of· 31." mcnths uf the 's~'L-ssbn ,,1' th.lJ :;'eport oy t.ne '-:cmmiss!~_1)!:,~ ,:-t~e:apvr()P-riate Go,rcrnmerrt. ' .
   • • -The\-C6mlllissiun shall ha,,~ the powers uf a cbil CaiJr.t,'-,while try.:;:ng a suit under the Cude of Ci,,11
   • • .••. uceciu,re, 100~, 'in respect of the(5 uf 1!?08J f"llo-
   • • ,.,.'" .'vi.ng; matters , mm'3ly :- _":1_0";' .;.." . ~~~ .••. ~. -,:.;;;-, ,r )'summvnin'ganu 'onforcing the atten'lance (;f any tjer sun' fr Of,J any pu:-t of :;:::,1ia ;.nd eX:lminin g him o~ L'ath; ,- " ,Cb) reGu.iring 'f - duC'lllJent; " tho clisco"or:; and prod"ct ion uf any ;f~ : . ,. '. I p- ~",.' ',' reouisitioning amY'Vl1blic record vrcupy thereuf ~ ••• " " 'l 0 froLmany.., Court. cr offlce;I ' ~.'" ....(0). iSBllior; 'cummissiuns fur nesse,s. vr C! ()~urr"er:'~~~ the examinatiun vf wi~h- :3• \ "
   • (f) en:, u"':h,,:-'mattcr Hhidl may be prescribed. oo" ~ •..••.• ~ ••• : .;"'"Aadith.nall''''''fj. (1) \ti'lCre the fltate G"'·ernment is (.f cpiniun ~,P;;,'ifers"f, . thi.t ho.,;ing regt<rcl.tu ';he nc:t"ro c..f the inql1iry L C.c.mm.1ss1vn ,-to be rJaue ant. uthe):' ~i;'cumstances of the case, '"'., '- \}: aLL ur any uf the p~v,;isiL'ncfsl1bsecti(m (2) e;1"sllb-sectie;n (;~)',or sub-sectit..n (4) cr subsact'iu!'l (5J cr sub-sectiun (6) C1' s~lb- sectiLn , / \ . \7) sh01'ld be mauo applicable to Cc..l1ll:1issiun,the State Gu"ernmont may, .by nutificativn,direct thut a~l,0r s11ch uf Ithe said pr~,isicns as may be.specif1ed :.1n tho not ifip.atiGn shall apply to .thEit .Cornc1ssioi1 ano Ion'the issue vf such a notificatiun, tho sai<.l p'rv••isions stilil,l apply acccr- • d ;in g~y~. .". (2~ The 'Commissicn shall h!we puwer to, reql1iro any porsJn, 'subject to any pr,,,.ilego which may be c.1a1med,by that p,o!'sun 'i:nrJe~any la1wfur tho time being -in. fe-rce, tu fu;:nish il~:'e-"r1a,til-n(.n s"ch pcints or ptl.ttc:-s us, 'dj th(~ uvi:,".un of the Cc..mm- i ci~i (,n,... ..L1U....v h,~'"·J_s..e_CuJ_~"'\f-J..a~.r:.cJn.....:::;nt. _ 1'*:Sl'bn"::!.tutfJu. to... i'q.e ..!'",-~·'· ~J:" .~'~,!.oo.f "'f'?66 • *8' Inserteclf.::..n',:j'_.;•...-·'l ·:'c'··."~ :;:;t !i". 79 •.•f 1971. ,..~.' •• '., ,\ • \ 1 ~ t -.: "' ". . ,l' •. I' •.•• ',' .,
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2. (4) The CC!IlI:Ii:::siun·~h~ll be dEer1ed tu be (}'l.vil ·c'uur:t.'and. @hen any c.ffence as is desc:::'ibec. in ·sectiun'J75 f;ecticn 178 , sectic.n 179 secth,n i[,Q O~ sectiL,n '228' ()f the Indian Penal Cude, 1L60(1.ct i..L'l (,f ,860) 1;, cl..!T.I!litte(;':In ·the view.ur pre,$ence _ ". c.f ';he Cc.lmni[,sic,l~,~;::" Ccr.missi cn mayl after:t;e'~0rdin g··the facts. cl..nstituting, the l..ff13nce and the statement of the accused as :. prc."i:led fur in thp. Cede cf Criminal Pr'-!.cedtu:e', 16'9~, (Act, V·of,.. 1898),fc,r.lard '';h6 '~~se t,,·U' mar;istr ••te I1bvi g jurisdi'caticn to'·. try the same aIle,; the magistrate tc ~Iht/lil.env -such' case' ls fcr.- . •Iar~ed shall Pl't,ceed Itu heal' the c"m!Jl,:,l~t' u€;ainst ~tie' accused' as If the C&se h"c. been fCI'W"arde<lto hllll ,'ndtu' sectlon .402_(,f the Cc.ae "f Cri.t:ir'''',J.if'ruceclure, .18£'~(Act '1 ,Of':I,S;)!!). ' ~~ ~
3. (5) If any pe'rs(n~ by we,ras either spuken or' lnten.ded 'tu b,e read, makes or pulJli~l1es any statement or' dc..es any ether act " which is calcl'lat0u to bring the Ccml'lissic,n or any member ther- .• (,f int () Gisr ept1te < he sh&ll be punlsh ••ble .lith simple impr1son-' , i. rr:ent which m~y c:d;encll.tl.. C'lil..years c;;r 'with flne. Or' with .b,uth•. '_, ' -' I ' .
4. (6) The p~Gv isionof SecUen 1983 vf the \';l..de':of,Crlm1nal c • frcceuure, 1898 (J.<::,:; V uf !E:93: shall apply. 1!1.~.elaticn t.o an c.ffence under s11b-secticn (5) as they apply in relatd,on' to an cffence refer::-e-: .~c; in 3u'..l-~ec:;iun '1) .01.'the"said. sectiun 198-B subject tv the ml.,'.ificatil;n that' nl; cl,mplllint'.in :!iespect of . such c.ffence sLc:l: ':Je·TIl'-".leby 'C:te publiC,:Pl'pse,clltCJ:' '.~y.ccpt with thE previt.t's ss.nctic..n c.f ':;hc Sh.te .GC"'ern::le~.: _ -. ~" ., .' " -",J" .~•. l ._ ' ., •• r ." "" ~, .,;. , > • ., ....j .- , v" ( ,. . -1 .• The COffimis~tc:1may, for "':ho pllrpu'!G of ccnducting any j:'"estigat:i.c'!1 lit1:>tajr..ir,g tu 'litilise the sC!''7:!.ces_ . t-',,,"'.,' . ..r.."nOl', •..j-y..:. -t f in the case of a C0rlmissiun appointcd by the Central Go"ernment, uf any uL'ic')r or inve;rt;iga~ion agency of the Central 'Oovornment or uny state (j.o~7e.t"nm(Jnt\ofith the <X.: :J.ct~:':':'cncG G.1:t;"e ," .~" 1, Central Go"ernrnent or the State GU17ernment.as th~ case may be; orl ' a- • ·(b.), ~,... " 'in the case o~ a Commissiun appointed by the State GC'7ernmant,. of any o:[,fi.-o::' or ilhrcstiga- tio:l ~gGncy of tha State GuV(..rnin(1Lit of Centl'al te, .'" G'..),"TGrnlJent wit~ ~~).~·'~oncul"'=Grl:';e0 f ~.hp.8-cate , -;: '"" - '"'.l'. . G(hE:::'r:asentC.'.t' 1:1:1e0ent::-al Go;,'2}'nmcmt,as the J ~lca ~au ~- I ••••.•••••.• 1'1\.••J o..J':: 0 ,. ,., .' ., ,-' For the purpoS<3of :L-:hrestif,at"il1ginto any matter pe:'~aii1ing t,,: the inqllir,v, an~' off::'cer or agel;lCy "~' ....-huse services c.l.::'e "Jtilised 1mc:el' "l1b-scction~ 1) 'c~Y.-CA. , cubie"';'~ .• ,-,. .;.,."•• v +,..,,," __ ~ a'i-"ct<on.1..•• l; _ o;;.t.•""d -r'nt"';lI•.••.•.~ ••• 0-' " ~. ".J ..L ~ha CommJ.8r.ion_ , I Su'umonsand enforce the attendance of any person and; examine him; -f - ",'"I require the disco,rery and production of any document; anc', r~ ".' :.'\.'i/:_~. ! +,- _'. f·•.. requisition any public record or copy thereof f,::-o:n any off::'ne ,! .•, TheiPrOtrisions of sect ion 6 shall apply in !'elt;ic.n ..to any :ita tement made b~~'a pel:' son before ani.: officars or:"gency \olhose S0.1'"ices are ul1ilised under sub-serotion (1) as thev apply in rela~j~n'~o any statement made by u person in the c\J'Jrser,,(;;'!"J .; cf..•. gi',ing c"icienG8 befure tho Commi~sion • -B ·t. h e The.sea' \1nder'officer $tlh~secfion·or agency, (1),~Ihoseshallser"icesin,;estigateare ut ili-in t 0,.any' matter, pertaining td the 'inqUiry and submit .rzl-Ga·<if repol'f..to·~aslthethereon.,in'7':stigation(her.eartor ririthisreport) .sectto theion rofe-Commssiciri 'Within such period as may.:be specified by the 'COniin1ss1un.in this, behalf '. " '..~;.....~ ... - " .. ' . The Commission shall satisly itself about the correcitness 'of :the facts statad and the conclus;lons,i,:t;"any,arrhred at the investigation report stibmftted,;"to it under 'sl1b-section (4),and for thIs :purpose the;ComLJission t.Jay ll1:lkesuch :,nquiry (ln~l~"airig'the~-exarn~nat iu~' of the person or per- on, wilo,conducted ur8s,~isted in the, in"estigaion a's it th1il.l:s LLt): . '. ~ ~>'"" • ,• ., •••• G / - ------" .' " "
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   • • • " \ • , 6 , 2tate:nCl1ts 6. No statGrr.:';1~ :Jl"!deby a person in 'the cour~~' .. me;:.de t;·y ~',1.,1r'L'-' e~r" r' U"""""n J t~ +h (' 1 i hal ' "',-- '12., ure . e 'OUln:.!1S on's 1, su pel'sunst' C to'; :<.: .!: 10, 1tu 0:" :)8J?1C: :.gf.i"st 1:11:) in ny' ,"c1"'r11 ,. ,.. , ' fie Otnm1ss-(.n, ~::;:"Y:.•"1a >I::'u~e::djei€: except a, IU'03c~;'tion .for .' ,- gi"i'::!g false' ""idence by ,s1lch, sta~e arit:( ,> ",'.J. ,, " Provided. ti1.:;,t 'tht1 ·sta"tcTC.::nt ....~. ' ..... - " is madeil:! reply to a question whiCh li' :!:: .l'Gg;, ~:Gd bv theCGiTil:I~v,si~; t"o' ansWlm I. ' ••.•••. , .• .• t··· ':;' (~,) :"~j;:,,,revU:1C t<:> ,the sU]):/ect !!latta;" of l\rlqll.!..7'] 0 • ~.•. . l P " • *1 p"A. Persons' not' obliged to ,fr:.D.cA~ ~ n_-r rri~rl" f"::u:.t.uJ:e.. {.i' ,. Ga......~.. . ..•. .. ExceI:t: in cases wl:,ere ,a CO!;;':Ji~sionis~ expressly rG'lt;~ed to iriql'ire :!.ntl~the-,prifcess" r.Uln"Jfacture of any gaods ,nothing"in this' Acts be d.ee!lll~clto COl:Ipelany ,per.sun gitring e';idence' before the Cor::unbsion to disclose any £..B.CI!'!Yt pr as:> of m~mUfacture ther,e~n.' , , ," "., *17 •. (:~:U;;.s.,,;on ·t.o c~Il:.s.lL.tQ..mci"L'Ii.!Jp"n'',,'1 " UQj:j.c.e,c.: ' I ~ I, , •....., ." ~,.l The appropr:l.a te 1n th" uffici:J.l IT~rertment may,be gotifioa~ Gazette, declare ~hat_
   • (a) A ';UlD!lJissj,on(ather. t;1an a Cornmission'apl101nted'i' P""'J""'~" c"- / ,I.••.,. '-~l.' •.•l", .~. I.•'I J.""o)""';o"""~ss~d(;;:. ..~l, __ ~ .~c;.;. \j by the.••• House.- of t',) pc<:plG (I,~', ,',s the case maL be, the,],egisla_ the ,~,sse:Ji::;J of tb~ State) s~ll cease to exist it ,~~if, 0;: o?::,ni,))'Jthat th,~ continued,existence 0.:"" tilCCCl:1!:17_~.!=:'~.on ::'3 ~lnnQC_e sse.ry. ; '~ (~) A SOlDT:!.ssianappointm( in pursuance of a resolu-. tiJl1 P')sSGd' by 't;he HO'lse of the People or,as theCil,," ;nay be, t.he 1:~')g1s1iJ.tilre AssemblU 0'1' the Sta sh:lll C2/ise tu exisT: :i.f Ii rescltltiunon for the di.:lco:1tL'1uance of tli3 COlJ1.missionis PUssed by,' , tl", House',of the ,People or,as the case may be, the '. !J'3~islat;be. AsseMblJo!'of the State. ",
5. (2) !;;<,ery notification issued under'sub:"scction (1) ~hall specify the datel from ,whic~ the CO~~~sion, shall ' Cease to ,)xist and on theissue or SllCh noc:L.icatl.on, ., the Comr.!:i.ssionshall caa')c tu exist \\'ith effect rrom the date specified therein I ----------~---------------------------------~------- • *1 Inser.ted by CentrallAct NO.,.79 of 1971, • *1 Soc.7 substituted by Cen~ral Act do.7~ of 1971 ; , •• ., ,.
   • • I , ". J~.~.~~_"~'('!1)••••c:: i~r) b ~ :';j~.1'1 ~.,~(.~ 1?:j" ':;he: G013:;i·- !'s:.cn., :Juree U sub /, , hT'::"l.for 0 ,.J ,*1.eA In.ql).ir.~L .•-::'-':~~::;'(.L~.G.._int.e.tX..\:n-:;.,"d..._b"'.:r:<:-2 .sQn _Ql: :i.~c.;;~,C':~,!·!.1:.~~u.g~i.:LJ..l:.ill~,:OJ-::"'.J~~.-<'-~!.+-,•.\1.L:,1!l J)l~..tr~. QQilliU.~...~~;)~: flbere the Commissiun cunsi[its 01' -:wo or ffilJrC m2~nbcr$.. it r:.:~J :l'J:~ not\.!:~.7b.s~:l·-:·~.:L:~~;t:,c r;,:-::~cnce of ~l1e Cl"'\a li':'Pan o:r ar.:' c.l:,.·,h,# ";: ~;lC:tnt"..:~G.:' ('.:1~r vacancy amon.g j."t;s lilortb,)rs • ch he lSwwn ,. '.' ).e th (2) ,-. j'1l1<?redur'bg the course of an i:1q11iry bero:'e' a CG;jmi~sio:1, a ~hange has taken plaQG in the c~r'.st1.tlltion of i;~'le ~ormn:;...ssiun b'.l :....•cuson c_+: ret c. 'an:, :.r2.ccnr;y ~<:l,,::n:;b')cr:; r::.:Ged a.r by any other ! ,~. l~ .reas0r'l,l-: nhal1 :J.ut l:e ro"';cssary fer t ~e '"tCc~mlssil)n t·t) co~mence t':1c ~;iq111.X';1C1:'rcsh and I/:::·~ the j.ncp':"Z'y ma:! bG ~ ntlr.1Jed ,:· c:i1 the st~ ge at I which the p.hn:"1g:3~jjrik .place .. :' .. "., " ,,
   • (a) cons:'deJ:'S it necossary to inql'ir into the conC'llci: of uny parso:-; or '. .,
   • (b) is of opnion that the reputationI of any affe- " personcJ is iikely to be pre;iudically .' •\".(:)u• b'l~,r r''''I~'_"'.'~r) I..,.~f"'J'1ir~" , -{I J. ~Tn.e CorJin1s~ion"shall', gi,re to that DQ:r~ona reasonable :C!]Jj:>ortnnity 01' bow,:: hei.J:~din tl'G :Lnqllir-y and to pro'. ··.'t!'uce.C1,idel1t:., in h.l:1 dr:~\mce; . .. , I '.Pro,rided that ,it, ••• .t..~11..; CJ.;~~GI..:..J..'"...:!~.£,. C..:., .•.• r\ot;:,,:ng h this wectio:1 Sllall apply where a t.:~:~:·.ess is bej.n€; inpGllched • .~ '<...' ,- " 'r -- :• ,, Hightoi·crass-eA.:l.mi!laticn and representation by , •..••."''-\-.-...t.:~~~~0-•. -; .•..,...~""'1'.ti':i,....l"'I,"'-\.....•..~.......:. . .~ .. _ ,The apprcpriate' Go'rl~"nm,~nt,e"cJ:'YpCr'son refefred to in sBction 8b ~nd,w~th the'permission of che Cur.loissiun a yor.her person whose e"idonce is reco:;:'c.~',0by th'J C l~i:lission - .. J' • ;r " '(a) "may 'crOss-examin,) a witness other than a witness h:j.rn ; .-.'(b)'majr.••. addross\ prodl'ced by it or' the Coml'lissionI iand , (c)ma'y be represented before the Cur.unission by " practitlone:r or wit:. th'; p8roi.ssion of the ", .Ccmmission,by any otht)r p8rSO,1 .~~~.-_.~-----~-~~--~ .". -.~-- --. < _ •• --. f .b. ;:r(J,,:C:.~t~i.:::..n of a~t, Lr_l: taken 1'" gc..co fs.:, \-.h • Mo~b",ns 10•. ~~,,;ry memb'r of the Commission and ~rery officer ~PPol~tC(1.or <l.llthoC'iS'1rthy the (;oIDmi ,,'s1Co::! to exe:-ci s'e' "U:,ctlolls undeJ:this 'Act shall b0 dC8meo.to be a publ s:Jr,",~.!1~',:i-c,hln t,hr) m"aning of secti.on 21 of t'!l(' India FGr1al. vC'.{ie • < .;...' " .. Pc m~ r\ Th..?Dr(r,rj.s~(ms'of saction 19E'B ·o=:th' Code,,of" Crimtn",l, P::-of:.,;dure,iU9'3(5 of. ,(98) shall apply i~ :t'(ll()ticn ti;_cUl ;)ffen(:G under suj-s8ction(1) 'as t!wy ~"';;j11:r ~cl, ;:;,l'1ti,)" ,to. an offatlce refferred to. inf,'b-'''''':'';'~op ;'1i of the ',said S8 tion'198B . snbject to '~'~Gruodificat':'on that nu cor;;plaint ,in .~,._",' rflfPC'ct o.f :-<'u~h'off';Jl1ce 3hall Demariaby the public p::'cse~'l;tor l1X~-.?Dt....·ith the pr.otrious sanction "".:," *110.1\. Pene.1'ty for'acts calc'Jlated to bring the " .Q.Qnm.is...qj.f'L ..c;~n;LnHml:,,~ J:i1.;~'i'"'!.o.f luto cl.i!'<.~[JJJ11tfl
6. (1) If ,'JilYper S1)n'by \,:ords c ithe:- sp0k.:ln,.or intended" to be:;:c3u, '!tak,og CorPllblishes :;,ny statement or doe'li any ot:,cr act. 'NiJ.ichis calculat'ed, to br,ing . 't,i~:(? ~::•.yrllnission or 6.ny mG8b(~r .ther eor into _dispute h•.•(~ S_la~.L'" h....•.~ plln:'sn~L'. , 'h'..l.e 'VrlLn, c' S..LJ."I1p.•• 1"9 :'.mp=' i sonmep t for a t.c:'i.'rTI ',l:i':".h j.r'tuy ext~)nd,to's~x.r.19nths, or.....·· ~.,rj.':?i f:i·ne. C1: ".,.it~lboth .. ,'. I: .... -. , , " ~. "< " " of - " '~·o '~hiJ ce.S0 of a l~oTP:nis~i..on,··or m2Inh~r .of· a C:::=:l.sslon aD poiritedby t.he State Go1fernment, the State Go"crnmont. ' , ;,' .
   • (a) Ir:,':;he ca58 ofa Commission, ,or member'of ,a _r C:r.mJ,35i,onanpointed by ,:he, Central o-ovor,nment, c-S tho lJcntr~..i1. GOirGr.n~Gnt; 0::" . (b) ~r

Where any authority (by whatever name called), other than a Commission appointed under section 3, has been or is set up under any resolution or order of the appropriate Government for the purpose of making an inquiry into any definite matter of public importance and the appropriate Government is of opinion that all or any of the provisions of this Act should be made applicable to that authority, the appropriate Government may, subject to the prohibition contained in the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 3, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that the said provisions of this Act shall apply to that authority, and on the issue of such notification, that authority shall be deemed to be a Commission appointed under section 3 for the purposes of this Act.