Powers of Investigating Officer

(1) The Investigating Officers of Lokayukta authorized to investigate offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 shall have all the powers which are vested in a Police Officer while investigating offences under the Code of Criminal Procedure. (2) The members of Lokayukta or any officer under the Lokayukta while exercising any powers under the Act shall have the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and in particular, in respect of the following matters: (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of India and examining him on oath; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving evidence on affidavits; (d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or other documents; and (f) any other matter which may be prescribed (3) All members of the Lokayukta and all officers of the Lokayukta superior in rank to an Investigating Officer may exercise the same powers as may be exercised by such Investigating Officer. (4) If during the course of investigation into a complaint, the Lokayukta feels that continuance of a government servant in that position could adversely affect the course of investigations or that the said government servant is likely to destroy or tamper with the evidence or influence the witnesses or is likely to continue with corruption, the Lokayukta may issue appropriate directions including transfer or suspension of that government servant from that position. (5) The Lokayukta may, at any stage of investigation under this Act, direct by an interim order, appropriate authorities to take such action as is necessary, to prevent the public servant from secreting or transferring the assets allegedly acquired by him by corrupt means; (6) While investigating any offence under Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, Lokayukta shall be competent to investigate any offence under any other law in the same case.