(1) Any information, obtained by the Lokayukta or members of their staff in the course of, or for the purposes of any inquiry or investigation under this Act, and any evidence recorded or collected in connection with such information, shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 24, be treated as confidential and notwithstanding anything contained in 1[the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (47 of 2023)], no court shall be entitled to compel the Lokayukta or any public servant to give evidence relating to such information or produce the evidence so recorded or collected.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to the disclosure of any information or particulars,-
(a) for purposes of the investigation or in any report to be made thereon or for any action or proceedings to be taken on such report; or
(b) for purposes of any proceedings for an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), or an offence of giving or fabricating false evidence under 2[the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023)] or for purposes of any proceedings under section 51 of this Act; or
(c) for such other purposes as may be prescribed.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to the disclosure of any information or particulars,-
(a) for purposes of the investigation or in any report to be made thereon or for any action or proceedings to be taken on such report; or
(b) for purposes of any proceedings for an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (19 of 1923), or an offence of giving or fabricating false evidence under 2[the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023)] or for purposes of any proceedings under section 51 of this Act; or
(c) for such other purposes as may be prescribed.
Source footnotes
1. These words and figures were substituted for the words and figures "the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872)" by Mah. 50 of 2025, s. 6(1).2. These words and figures were substituted for the words "the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)" by Mah. 50 of 2025, s. 6(2).
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