law: The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
  14. Obligation to
  
  furnish information.-
  1.  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in any other law, the officer investigating any offence
  
  under this Act, with prior approval in writing of an officer not below the rank
  
  of a Superintendent of Police, may require any officer or authority of the
  
  Central Government or a State Government or a local authority or a bank, or a
  
  company, or a firm or any other institution, establishment, organisation or any
  
  individual to furnish information in their possession in relate on to such
  
  offence, on points or matters, where the investigating officer has reason to
  
  believe that such information will be useful for, or relevant to, the purposes
  
  of this Act.
  2.  Failure
  
  to furnish the information called for under sub-section (1), or deliberately
  
  furnishing false information shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
  
  which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
  3.  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in the Code, the offence under sub-section (1) shall be
  
  tried as a summary case and the procedure prescribed in Chapter XXI of the said
  
  Code [except sub-section (2) of section 262] shall be applicable thereto.