The Central Excise Act, 1944
32P. PROCEEDINGS BEFORE SETTLEMENT COMMISSION TO BE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS. –
Any proceedings under this Chapter before the Settlement Commission shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228, and for the purposes of section 196 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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* Chapter V (containing sections 31, 32, 32A to 32P) ins. by Act 21 of 1998, sec. 110 (w.e.f. 1-8-1998).
