The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 · II — DECLARATION OF FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS AND CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY

Section 6. Powers of Director and other officers

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

6. Powers of Director and other officers . —The Director or any other officer shall, for the purposes of section 4, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) while trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely:— (a) discovery and inspection; (b) enforcing the attendance of any person, including any officer of a reporting entity and examining him on oath; (c) compelling the production of records; - (d) receiving evidence on affidavits; (e) issuing commissions for examination of witnesses and documents; and - (f) any other matter which may be prescribed.

Source: India Code