law: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001
  87. Proceedings
  
  before Authority or Registrar.-
  All proceedings
  
  before the Authority or the Registrar, as the case may be, relating to
  
  registration of variety or essentially derived variety, registration of agent,
  
  registration of licence or registration o compulsory licensing under this Act
  
  shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193
  
  and 228 and for the purpose of section 196 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of
  
  1860) and the Authority or the Registrar, as the case may be, shall be deemed
  
  to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the
  
  Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).