.In the application of sections 5, 6 and 7 to any investigation or inquiry referred to in sub-clause (iii) of clause (4) of section 2, the order of a Court or a Judge referred to in the said sections shall be construed as referring to an order made by an officer of a rank not lower than the rank of a Superintendent of Police as may be specified in this behalf by the appropriate Government.

Explanation. In this section, appropriate Government means the Government by which the police officer or any other person conducting the investigation or inquiry is employed.] [ Substituted by Act 21 of 2000, Section 93 and SCh.III, for Clause (8) (w.e.f. 17.10.2000).]

[Substituted by Act 1 of 1984, Section 2 (w.e.f. 15.2.1984).]