(1) In case there is adequate ground to believe that any person against whom the Commission has initiated actions on charges of corruption may conceal or destroy any evidence, or hamper or obstruct, or adversely affect the action being undertaken by the Commission, the Commission may keep him/her in detention by providing with him/her a detention order in his/her name under the prevailing law.
(2) In case, as regards to the person in detention, it is deemed necessary to continue investigation by keeping him/her in detention for a longer period, than twenty four hours to complete the process, commission shall seek the permission by producing him/her before the court. While seeking permission from the court, allegations against him/her, and reasons for continuing probe by keeping him/her in detention and contents of his/her statement, if at all, shall be clearly mentioned.
(3) The person produced before the court for the purpose of seeking permission to keep in detention under Sub-Section (2) may apply at the court requesting for his/her physical check-up.
(4) In case, permission is requested under Sub-Section (2) to keep in detention, the court, upon scrutinizing the relevant documents, shall decide whether the investigation is going satisfactorily or not, and if it is deemed satisfactory, it may grant permission to keep in detention for a maximum period of six months, not exceeding one month at a time.
(5) While requesting for an extended period of time to keep the accused in detention under Sub-Section (4), the person in detention may file an application at the concerned court by detailing all the grounds and reasons proving that his/her detention is not necessary, if he/she so desires.