Provided further that the complaint made under the signature and seal of Lokayukta shall be deemed as formally proved and the evidence of Lokayukta shall not be necessary for the purpose.

Evidence Evidence 11.

1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, for the purpose of any inquiry or investigation or any preliminary inquiry or investigation under this Act, the Lokayukta may require any public servant or any other person who in his opinion is able to furnish information or produce documents relevant to the inquiry or investigation to furnish any such information or produce documents relevant to the investigation to furnish any such information or produce any such document.
2. (2) For the purposes aforesaid the Lokayukta shall have all the powers of the Civil Court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, in respect of the following matters, namely:-
   • (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and Examining him on oath;
   • (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
   • (c) receiving evidence on affidavits;
   • (d) issuing commissions for the examinations of witnesses or documents;
   • (e) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office;
   • (f) such other matters as may be prescribed.
3. (3) Any proceeding before the Lokayukta shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
4. (4) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (5), no obligation to maintain secrecy or other restriction upon the disclosure of information obtained by or furnished to Government or any public servant whether imposed by any enactment or by any rule of law, shall apply to the disclosure of information for the purpose of any investigation under this Act and the government or any public servant shall not be entitled in relation to any such investigation to any such privilege in respect of the production of documents or the giving of evidence as is allowed by any enactment or by any rule of law in of law in legal proceedings.
5. (5) No person shall be required or authorized by virtue of this Act to furnish any such information or answer any such question or procedure so much of any document-
   • (a) as might prejudice the security or defense or international relations of India (including India’s relations with the Government of any other country with any international organization), or the investigation or detection of crime; or
   • (b) as might involve the disclosure proceedings of the Council of Ministers or any Committee of that Council; and for the purpose of this sub-section a certificate issued by the Chief Secretary or any other Secretary authorized by him in that behalf certifying that any information, answer or portion of a document is of the nature specified in clause
   • (a) or clause
   • (b) shall be binding and conclusive.
6. (6) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (4), no person shall be compelled for the purposes of inquiry or investigation under this Act to give any evidence or produce any document which he could not be compelled to give or produce in proceedings before a Court.