law: Payment of Wages Act, 1936
  18.
  
  Powers of authorities appointed under section 15
  Every
  
  authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 15 shall have all the
  
  powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 (5 of 1908) for
  
  the purpose of taking evidence and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and
  
  compelling the production of documents and every such authority shall be deemed
  
  to be a civil court for all the purposes of section 195 and of Chapter XXVI of
  
  the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (2 of 1974).