Section 70 - Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents. - Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents.- 70. (1) The proper officer under this Act shall have power to summon any person whose attendance he considers necessary either to give evidence or to produce a document or any other thing in any inquiry in the same manner, as provided in the case of a civil court under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act No. 5 of 1908). (2) Every such inquiry referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a judicial proceedings within the meaning of section 193 and section 228 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act No. 45 of 1860).