(1) An officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police or Assistant Commissioner of Police shall investigate any offence under this Act.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State Government shall have the powers to refer the investigation to any State Investigating Agency.
CHAPTER VI MISCELLANEOUS Members, officers and employees of recruiting agency to be public servants.
Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant.
14. The Chairperson, Members, officers and other employees of the public examination authority shall be deemed, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, to be public servants within the meaning of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023:
15. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings under this Act, shall lie against any public servant, in respect of anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done in the discharge of his official functions or in exercise of his powers:
Provided that the public servants in the service of any public examination authority shall be subject to administrative action in terms of service rules of such public 45 of 2023 examination authority:
9 Act to be in addition to other laws.
Power to make rules.
Power to remove difficulties.
Provided further that nothing shall prevent proceeding against such public servants where, prima facie case exists for establishing commission of an offence under this Act.
16. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force:
Provided that the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or any instrument having effect by virtue of any such law in force.