(1) The Investigating Officer may exercise the following powers while investigating and investigating corruption-related offenses in accordance with this paragraph:-
(a) to send to him or to submit to him within a certain time any related document, evidence or any other thing with a government agency, public institution, national servant or any other person,
(b) to present and interrogate a public servant accused of corruption, any other person or a person whom the investigating officer thinks has knowledge of the relevant facts, or take his statement,
(c) After taking an explanation, inquiry or statement from a public servant or any other person who is accused of corruption, leave or keep a record of the documents that appear when such person is searched as required, or if there is reasonable cause that such public servant or person may abscond and disappear or if it is found that there has been some serious loss or damage. According to the prevailing law, release him on the date of asking for bond or surety, or if he is not given such bond or surety, keep him in prison,
(2) If the investigation officer has sent a written document to the relevant agency, national servant or other person to submit any document or any other item within a specified time or to give information about any matter, or has sent a written letter to any national servant or such person to appear, he shall do so in accordance with the written procedure and if not, it shall be as follows: –
(a) If the relevant government agency or public organization does not submit such documents or items or does not provide information within the specified time, the investigation officer may send a written action to the relevant government agency or public organization to initiate departmental action against the chief officer of the relevant agency, and if the relevant government agency or public organization receives such a written request, the relevant government agency or public organization shall immediately Action should be taken.
(b) If the concerned national servant or any other person does not submit documents or items or does not provide information or is not present within the specified time, the investigating officer may fine him up to one thousand rupees.
(c) Departmental action or penalty under clause (a) or (b).If any government agency, public organization, national servant or any other person fails to comply with the written instructions sent by the investigating officer, an arrest warrant shall be issued to arrest and present the chief officer of that agency or organization or such national servant or person and to produce such document or item or the necessary information from him. can take If the chief officer of the agency or organization, national servant or any other person arrested in that way does not submit such document or item or does not provide information about it, the investigating officer may order him to be detained for seven days.
(3) According to sub-section (2) if the chief officer of the concerned body or the concerned national servant or any other person has not complied with the instruction given by the investigating officer to take departmental action or decision to impose fine, if a request is made that such action or fine should not be taken and the reason If found satisfactory, such direction or order of penalty can be cancelled.
(4) In accordance with the prevailing law, the investigating officer may take any item or document necessary to search or cause to be searched any place or take a copy of such document. The compensation for the seized items or documents should be given to the concerned person.