Proceedings before Commission.

All proceedings before the Commission shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code. 1860 (Central Act No. 45 of 1860) and the Commission shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for the purposes of section 345 and section 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974).