law: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 
  27. Lokpal to have powers of civil court in
  
  certain cases.
  1.       Subject
  
  to the provisions of this section, for the purpose of any preliminary inquiry,
  
  the Inquiry Wing of the Lokpal shall have all the powers of a civil court,
  
  under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, while trying a suit in respect of the
  
  following matters, namely:—
               
  
   i.        
  
    summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and
  
  examining him on oath;
              
  
   ii.        
  
    requiring the discovery and production of any document;
             
  
   iii.        
  
    receiving evidence on affidavits;
             
  
   iv.        
  
    requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court
  
  or office;
              
  
   v.        
  
    issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or
  
  documents:
  Provided that such commission, in case of a witness, shall be
  
  issued only where the witness, in the opinion of the Lokpal, is not in a
  
  position to attend the proceeding before the Lokpal; and
             
  
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    such other matters as may be prescribed.
  2.       Any
  
  proceeding before the Lokpal shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within
  
  the meaning of section 193 of the Indian Penal Code.