(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or Letter of request

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 if in the course of a preliminary inquiry or investigation into an offence or other proceeding under this Act an application is made to a Special Court by an officer of the Lokayukta authorised in this behalf that any evidence is required in connection with the preliminary inquiry or investigation into an offence or proceeding under this Act and he is of the opinion that such evidence may be available in any place in a contracting State, and the Special Court, on being satisfied that such evidence is required in connection with the preliminary inquiry or investigation into an offence or proceeding under this Act, may issue a letter of request to a court or an authority in the contracting State competent to deal with such request to— (i) examine the facts and circumstances of the case; (ii) take such steps as the Special Court may specify in such letter of request; and (iii) forward all the evidence so taken, or collected, to the Special Court issuing such letter of request. (2) The letter of request shall be transmitted in such manner as the State Government may prescribe in this behalf.