Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
290.Execution of foreign commissions.-
(1) The provisions of section 286 and so much
of section 287 and section 288 as relate to the execution of a commission and
its return shall apply in respect of commissions issued by any of the Courts,
Judges or Magistrates hereinafter mentioned as they apply to commissions issued
under section 284.
(2) The Courts, Judges and Magistrates referred to in sub-section (1) are-
(a) any such Court, Judge or Magistrate exercising jurisdiction within an area
in India to which this Code
does not extend, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in
this behalf;
(b) any Court, Judge or Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in any such country
or place outside India, as the Central Government may, by notification, specify
in this behalf, and having authority, under the law in force in that country or
place, to issue commissions for the examination of witnesses in relation to
criminal matters.