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Powe.r to delegate -The .Coffiffil~tOn may, by general or special order ill wnting, du:ect that any powers conferred or . duti<:S 1mposed on 1t: by or under thJ<> Act (except the power to make mves~l gatwn or to report to the Government) may also be exercised or dlS- ~harged by such of the offi,cers, employees or agenc1es referred to in seetion 7, as may be specified m the order. 56 22 Bar to inquiries -No formal or open inquiry into any alleged ccmmis~Jon ot co.r.rupt1on by any publllc man 111 respect of whtch a petition has been p1 esented under sectiOn 8 shall be made at the mstance of the Government e1ther under the Comn11ss10ns of lnqu1ry Act, 1952 "'W (Central Act 60 of 1952) or by any other order or re~olut10n of the Govern- ,. ment, but nothmg herem contamed shall be construed as aftecting any nght or power ot any other petson or o.uthonty under the Code of Cnmmal Procedure, 1973 (Central Ad .. 2. of 1974) or under any other law for the •time bemg 111 force, or us affectmg the constitutiOn of or , . the contmuance of the functiOning of or exerctse of powers by, any committee or CommJSSion of lnquu y appomted before the commence- ment of th;s Act 23 Di~posal of deposit- The Commission shall at the end of the invest1gat.on make such order~ 111 rc<;pect of the sum deposJted by any pettt10ne1 under ~~ot10n 8 mcludmg order~ for the fo: feiture of the whole or any portiOn of 'iuch sum as havmg regard to the circumstances of' .. the cJse It thmks fit. \ 24 Pendency of case not to bar proceedings under this Act -The pendency of any civil or crimmal case m the H1gh Count or any court subordmate thereto m respect of any allegatiOn of corruptwn shall not' bar the scrutmy, mvest1gatwn or mqmry of or rnto ~hat alllegahon under ~ , .this Act, and no such scrutmy, mvesligation or mqUiry shall be deemed_, • to amount to contempt of such court. 25, lmentu:hwl insult, etc., to the Commissron.--{I) Whoever intentwnatly offers any msult, or causes any mterruptton, to the Com- miS~Ion whde they are conducting any mvestigation under this Act, sh8Jll be punishable with ~1mple unpnsonment for a ·term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or With both, (2) Whoever, by words 'ipoken or mtended to be read, makes or publishes any statement or does any other act, wh1ch 1s calculated to bring the Comm1ss1on mto d1srepute, ~hall be punishable w1th stmple lmpnson- ment for a term which may extend to two years, or w1~h fine, or wlltb both. (3) The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 199 of the Code of Cnmmal Procedure, 1973 (Central A.ct 2 of 1974), shall apply in .relation to an offence under sub-sectiOn (1) or sub-section (2) as they apply m Telat10n to an offence referred to tn sub-sectiOn (2) ot the satd sectiOn 199, subJect to the modtficatwn that no complamt m respect of such offence shall be anadc by the Public Prosecutor except w1th the prev1ous sanctiOn of the CommissiOn. '\,~