law: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
  22. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to
  
  apply subject to certain modifications
  The provisions of the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973, shall in their application to any proceeding in relation to an
  
  offence punishable under this Act have effect as if,-
  (a) in sub-section (1) of section 243, for the
  
  words "The accused shall then be called upon", the words "The
  
  accused shall then be required to give in writing at once or within. such time
  
  as the Court may allow, a list of the persons (if any) whom he proposes to
  
  examine as his witnesses and of the documents (if any) on which he proposes to
  
  rely and he shall then be called upon" had been substituted;
  (b) in sub-section (2) of section 309, after
  
  the 'third proviso, the following proviso had been inserted, namely:-
  "Provided also that the proceeding
  
  shall not be adjourned or postponed merely on the ground that an application
  
  under section 397 has been made by a party to the proceeding.";
  (c) after sub-section (2) of section 317, the
  
  following sub-section had been inserted, namely:-
  "(3)
  
  Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the
  
  Judge may, if he thinks fit and for reasons to be recorded by him, proceed with
  
  inquiry or trial in the absence of the accused or his pleader and record the
  
  evidence of any witness subject to the right of the accused to recall the
  
  witness for cross-examination.";
  (d) in sub-section (1) of section 397, before
  
  the Explanation, the following proviso had been inserted, namely:-
  "Provided that where the powers
  
  under this section are exercised by a Court on an application made by a party
  
  to such proceedings, the Court shall not ordinarily call for the record of the
  
  proceedings:-
  (a) without giving the other party an
  
  opportunity of showing cause why the record should not be called for; or
  (b) if it is satisfied that an examination of
  
  the record of the proceedings may be made from the certified copies.".