Para 19.8 — CAM

(i) The requisition

(s) shall be sent by the SPE at the level of not less than a Superintendent of Police along with a certificate to the effect that copies/Photostat copies of the required documents would not serve the purpose of the investigating officer;

(ii) On receipt of the requisition as above, the Pay and Accounts Officer shall obtain the orders of the Head of Accounting Organization expeditiously who shall in turn obtain the orders of the FA wherever necessary, before handing over the documents in original to the SPE. The Pay and Accounts Officer shall comply with the request of CBI, subject to procedure prescribed, without causing undue delay and inconvenience in CBI investigation;

(iii)It shall be ensured that a note of the record so handed over is kept by the Pay and Accounts Officer concerned to keep a watch on the return of the documents. In all cases, photostat copies of the original documents shall also be retained in proper safe custody before releasing original documents, except where the F.A./Head of accounting organization specifically direct otherwise; and

(iv)In cases where the original documents are requisitioned by a Court of Law, the concerned PAO shall obtain the orders of the head of the accounts organization, and then produce the documents before the court of law, after retaining the photostat copies in proper custody. A note of such documents produced before the court should also be kept and return of the original document watched upon carefully.

19.8 INVESTIGATION OF CASES BY SPECIAL POLICE ESTABLISHMENT: FACILITIES AND CO-OPERATION REQUIRED TO BE EXTENDED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES AND PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ACCOUNTS ETC.