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Subject to the provisions of this Act, for the purpose of any preliminary inquiry or investigation, the Lokayukta or the investigating agences, as the case may be, may require any public servant or any other person who, in its opinion, is able to furnish information or produce documents relevant to such preliminary inquiry or investigation, to furnish any such information or produce any such document. The power of lokayukta to sanction of prosecution . 23.(1) notwithstanding anything contained in section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, The lokayukta shall have the power to sanction of initiate the prosecution under clause (a) of sub-section 7 of section 20. (2) Any court may not take cognizance on such offence except prior approval of the lokayukta and no any prosecution shall be initiate under sub-section (1) against the public servant, notwithstanding anything, who alleged to perform the official duty or with proceeding as purporting, (3) Nothing contained in sub-sections (1) and (2) shall apply in respect of the persons holding office in pursuance of the provisions of the Constitution and in respect of which a procedure for removal of such person has been specified therein. (4) The provisions contained in sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) shall be without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in Article 311 and sub-clause (c) of clause (3) of Article 320 of the Constitution. 67 Action on investigatio n against public servant being Chief Minister, Ministers or Members of legislative Assembly.