law: The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 
  12. Proceedings
  
  before Commission to be judicial proceedings.-
  The Commission 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) and every proceeding before
  
  the Commission shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning
  
  of sections 193 and 228 and for the purposes of section 196 of the Indian Penal
  
  Code (45 of 1860).