law: The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
  11. Power regarding
  
  summons, production of documents and evidence, etc.-
  1.  The
  
  Adjudicating Authority shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the same
  
  powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
  
  (5 of 1908) while trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely:-
  a.   discovery and inspection;
  
  
  b.   enforcing the
  
  attendance of any person, including any officer of a banking company or a
  
  financial institution or a company, and examining him on oath;
  c.   compelling the
  
  production of records;
  d.   receiving evidence on
  
  affidavits;
  e.   issuing commissions
  
  for examination of witnesses and documents; and
  f.   any other matter
  
  which may be prescribed.
  1.  
  2.  All
  
  the persons so summoned shall be bound to attend in person or through
  
  authorised agents, as the Adjudicating Authority may direct, and shall be bound
  
  to state the truth upon any subject respecting which they are examined or make
  
  statements, and produce such documents as may be required.
  3.  Every
  
  proceeding under this section shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding
  
  within the meaning of section 193 and section 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45
  
  of 1860).