77. Powers of Chief Commissioner
The Chief Commissioner shall, for the purpose of discharging his functions under this Act, have the same powers of a civil court as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely:—
summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses;
requiring the discovery and production of any documents;
requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
receiving evidence on affidavits; and
issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents.
Every proceeding before the Chief Commissioner shall be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the Chief Commissioner 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).