If there is sufficient reason that any person who has been prosecuted by the Commission for corruption may disappear or destroy any evidence or may cause disruption or adverse effect on the Commission's proceedings, the Commission may grant him detention and keep him in custody in accordance with the prevailing law.
(2) If the investigation is not completed within twenty-four hours in relation to the person detained under sub-section (1), and it is found that the investigation should be continued, the Commission shall present him before the court and detain him only after obtaining permission from the court. According to this, when seeking permission from the court, the charge against the detained person, the basis thereof, the reason why he should be detained and investigated and if his statement has been recorded, the date of the statement should be clearly mentioned.
(3) A person who has been brought before the court for permission to be detained in accordance with sub-section (2) may make an application before the court for his physical examination while appearing before the court.
(4) If the permission to detain is requested according to sub-section (2), the court will look at the related documents and consider whether the investigation has been done satisfactorily, and if it is found that the investigation is being done satisfactorily, it may grant permission to detain for a maximum of six months, not exceeding one month at a time.
(5) When requesting an extension of the period of detention according to sub-section (4), the person in detention may, if he wishes, submit an application to the relevant court, explaining the reasons and basis for not being detained.