Power of civil court

Power of civil court.—(1) For the purpose of any inquiry under this Act, the District Level Dwelling Place Protection Committee, the State Level Dwelling Place Protection Committee and the appellate authority shall have the same powers as vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely:—

1. (a) enforcing the attendance of any person or examining him on oath;
2. (b) requiring the discovery and production of documents to be produced in evidence;
3. (c) receiving evidence on affidavit;
4. (d) engaging commission for the examination of witnesses.

1. (2) Every proceeding before the District Level Dwelling Place Protection Committee, the State Level Dwelling Place Protection Committee and the appellate authority shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 229 and 267 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023) and such authorities shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 215 and Chapter XXVIII of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 46 of 2023).