(1)  The State Commissioner shall, for the purpose of discharging their functions under this Act, have the same powers of a civil court as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely:—

   (a)  summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses;

   (b)  requiring the discovery and production of any documents;

   (c)  requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;

   (d)  receiving evidence on affidavits; and

   (e)  issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents.

   (2)  Every proceeding before the State Commissioner shall be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the State Commissioners shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).