Section 483. Power to summon witnesses and compel production of documents

The Judge shall, for the purposes of this Chapter, have the same powers as are vested in a Court under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908 when trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely :—\br@s (a) Enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath or affirmation;\br@s (b) Compelling the production of documents; and\br@s (c) Issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and any proceeding before Judge under this Chapter shall be deemed a “Judicial proceeding” within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 and for the purposes of section 196 of the Indian Penal Code.\br@s