Section 6
Statements made by persons to the Commission.
The Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952
About this Act
An Act to provide for the appointment of Commissions of Inquiry and for vesting such Commissions with certain powers.
No statement made by a person in the
course of giving evidence before the Commission shall subject him to, or be used against him in, any
civil or criminal proceeding except a prosecution for giving false evidence by such statement:
Provided that the statement—
(a) is made in reply to a question which he is required by the Commission to answer, or
(b) is relevant to the subject matter of the inquiry
Provided that the statement—
(a) is made in reply to a question which he is required by the Commission to answer, or
(b) is relevant to the subject matter of the inquiry