law: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 
  36.  Letter of request to a contracting State in
  
  certain cases.
  1.       Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this Act or the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 if, in
  
  the course of an preliminary inquiry or investigation into an offence or other
  
  proceeding under this Act, an application is made to a Special Court by an
  
  officer of the Lokpal authorised in this behalf that any evidence is required
  
  in connection with the preliminary inquiry or investigation into an offence or
  
  proceeding under this Act and he is of the opinion that such evidence may be
  
  available in any place in a contracting State, and the Special Court, on being
  
  satisfied that such evidence is required in connection with the preliminary
  
  inquiry or investigation into an offence or proceeding under this Act, may
  
  issue a letter of request to a court or an authority in the contracting State
  
  competent to deal with such request to-
               
  
   i.        
  
    examine the facts and circumstances of the case;
              
  
   ii.        
  
    take such steps as the Special Court may specify in such letter
  
  of request; and
             
  
   iii.        
  
    forward all the evidence so taken or collected to the Special
  
  Court issuing such letter of request.
  2.       The
  
  letter of request shall be transmitted in such manner as the Central Government
  
  may prescribe in this behalf.
  3.       Every
  
  statement recorded or document or thing received under sub-section (1 )
  
  shall be deemed to be evidence collected during the course of the preliminary
  
  inquiry or investigation.