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Under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, for the purpose of investigating into any matter…

Section 14(2)(a) empowers the officer or agency whose services are used to "summon and enforce the attendance" of any person and examine him. Its role is investigative, so…

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Under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, for the purpose of investigating into any matter pertaining to the inquiry, the officer or agency whose services are utilised by the Commission may:

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Section 14(2)(a) empowers the officer or agency whose services are used to "summon and enforce the attendance" of any person and examine him. Its role is investigative, so it cannot convict, frame charges or pass interim orders; interim relief is a recommendation the Commission itself may make under section 18(c).

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