(1) In case of an investigation of any charge written in section 61 in relation to a civil servant, the officer empowered to order punishment may suspend the said employee until the investigation is completed. But suspension shall not ordinarily take place except in the following circumstances:-
(a) If there is a possibility that false evidence may be gathered or evidence against him may be destroyed by allowing him to perform the duties of the position without suspension, or (b) If there is a possibility that the government may be harmed by allowing him to perform the duties of the position without suspension.
(2) In addition to giving notice of charges for removal or dismissal of civil servants, the authority authorized to order punishment may also suspend them.
(3) Suspension of a civil servant in accordance with sub-section (1) should not normally exceed two months. Within that period, the action against the employee should be stopped. In the case of an extraordinary situation, the action cannot be completed within that period and the period of suspension has to be extended, the period of suspension can be extended by one month after taking the prior approval of the authority.
(4) A civil servant who has been arrested and detained on criminal charges involving moral turpitude shall be deemed to have been automatically suspended for the duration of such detention.