Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
14.Investigation.-
(1)
The Commission may, for the purpose of conducting any investigation pertaining
to the inquiry, utilise the services of any officer or investigation agency of
the Central Government or any state Government with the concurrence of the
Central Government or the State Government as the case may be.
(2)
For the purpose of investigating into any matter pertaining to the inquiry any
officer or agency whose service are utilised under sub-section (1) may, subject
to the direction and control of the Commission,-
(a) summon and enforce the attendance of any person and examine him;
(b) require the discovery and production of any document; and
(c) requisition any public record or copy thereof from any officer.
(3)
the provisions of section 15 shall apply in relation to any statement made by a
person before any officer or agency whose services are utilised under
sub-section (1) as they apply in relation to any statement made by a person in
the course of giving evidence before the Commission.
(4)
The officer or agency whose services are utilised under sub-section (1) shall
investigate into any matter pertaining to the inquiry and submit a report
thereon to the Commission within such period as may be specified by the Commission
in this behalf.
(5) The Commission shall satisfy itself about the correctness of the facts
stated and the conclusion, if any, arrived, at in the report submitted to it
under sub-section (4) and for this purpose the Commission may make such inquiry
(including the examination of the person or persons who conducted or assisted
in the investigation) as it thinks fit.