Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors.

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....produce to an inspector or any person authorised by him in this behalf all books and papers of, or relating to, the company or, as the case may be, relating to the other body corporate or the person, which are in their custody or power; and           (b) otherwise to give to the inspector all assistance in connection with the investigation which they are reasonably able to give.      (2) The inspector may require any body corporate, other than a body corporate referred to in sub-section (1), to furnish such information to, or produce such books and papers before him or any person authorised by him in this behalf as he may consider necessary, if the furnishing of such informat....

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....for the time being in force or in any contract to the contrary, the inspector, being an officer of the Central Government, making an investigation under this Chapter shall have all the 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) the discovery and production of books of account and other documents, at such place and time as may be specified by such person;           (b) summoning and enforcing the attendance of persons and examining them on oath; and           (c) inspection of any books, ....

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....ormation which is his duty under sub-section (2) to furnish;           (c) to appear before the inspector personally when required to do so under sub- section (4) or to answer any question which is put to him by the inspector in pursuance of that sub-section; or           (d) to sign the notes of any examination referred to in sub-section (7), he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees, and also with a further fine which may extend to two thousand rupees for every day after the first during which the failure....

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.... case, to record his statement made in the course of such examination and also to require such person or any other person to produce any document or thing, which may be in his possession pertaining to the case, and to forward all the evidence so taken or collected or the authenticated copies thereof or the things so collected to the court in India which had issued such letter of request:           Provided that the letter of request shall be transmitted in such manner as the Central Government may specify in this behalf:                Provided further that every statement recorded or document or thing received under this sub-section sh....