Powers of the Commission.

(1) The Commission shall, for the purpose of any inquiry under this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Proceedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), in respect of the following matters, namely:- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any witness and examining him; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving evidence on affidavits; (d) requisitioning any public records or copy thereof from any public office; (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses. (2) Any proceeding before the Commissions shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860) an the Commission shall be deemed to be a court for the purpose of section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).