Electricity Act, 2003 · Chapter X: Regulatory Commissions · Proceedings and powers of Appropriate Commission
Section 95: Proceedings before Commission
All proceedings before the Appropriate Commission shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the Appropriate Commission shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of sections 345 and 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
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