(1) The Lokayukta may, for the purpose of conducting any preliminary inquiry or investigation, utilise the services of any officer or organisation or investigation agency of the Government.
(2) For the purpose of preliminary inquiry or investigating into any matter pertaining to such inquiry or investigation, any officer or organisation or agency whose services are utilised under sub-section (1) may, subject to the superintendence and direction of the Lokayukta, —
(a) summon and enforce the attendance of any person and examine him;
(b) require the discovery and production of any document; and
(c) requisition any public record or copy thereof from any office.
(3) The officer or organisation or agency whose services are utilised under sub-section (2) shall inquire or, as the case may be, investigate into any matter pertaining to the preliminary inquiry or investigation and submit a report thereon to the Lokayukta within such period as may be specified by it in this behalf.
29.(1) Where the Lokayukta or any investigating officer authorised by it in this behalf, has reasons to believe, the reason for such belief to be recorded in writing, on the basis of material in his possession, that—
(a) any person is in possession of any proceeds of corruption;
(b) such person is accused of having committed an offence relating to corruption; and
(c) such proceeds of offence are likely to be concealed, transferred or dealt with in any manner which may result in frustrating any proceedings relating to confiscation of such proceeds of offence, the Lokayukta or the investigating officer, may, by order in writing, provisionally attach such property for a period not exceeding ninety days from the date of the order, in the manner as provided in the Second Schedule to the Income-tax Act, 1961 and the Lokayukta and the officer shall be deemed to be an officer under sub-rule (e) of rule 1 of that Schedule.
(2) The Lokayukta shall, immediately after attachment under subsection (1), forward a copy of the order, along with the material in his possession, referred to in that sub-section, to the Special Court, in a sealed envelope, in the manner as may be prescribed and such Court Power of the Lokayukta to utilise services of officers of the Government.
Provisional attachment of assets.
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(3) Every order of attachment made under sub-section (1) shall cease to have effect after the expiry of the period specified in that subsection or after the expiry of the period as directed by the Special Court under sub-section (2).
(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent the person interested in the enjoyment of the immovable property attached under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), from such enjoyment.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section, "person interested", in relation to any immovable property, includes all persons claiming or entitled to claim any interest in the property.