# The Assam Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, Section 70

- Act: The Assam Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act 28 of 2017)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/assam-goods-services-tax-act-2017/section/70/

## Text

(1) The proper officer under this Act shall have power to summon any person whose attendance he considers necessary either to give evidence or to produce a document or any other thing in any inquiry in the same manner, as provided in the case of a civil court under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. (2) Every such inquiry referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a "judicial proceedings" within the meaning of section 193 and section 228 of the Indian Penal Code.

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