(1) If, in the course of an investigation into an offence, an application is made by the investigating
officer or any officer superior in rank to the investigating officer that evidence may be available in a country
or place outside India, any Criminal Court may issue a letter of request to a Court or an authority in that
country or place competent to deal with such request to examine orally any person supposed to be
acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case and to record his statement made in the course of
such examination and also to require such person or any other person to produce any document or thing
which may be in his possession pertaining to the case and to forward all the evidence so taken or collected
or the authenticated copies thereof or the thing so collected to the Court issuing such letter.
(2) The letter of request shall be transmitted in such manner as the Central Government may specify in this behalf.
(3) Every statement recorded or document or thing received under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be the evidence collected during the course of investigation under this Sanhita.
(2) The letter of request shall be transmitted in such manner as the Central Government may specify in this behalf.
(3) Every statement recorded or document or thing received under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be the evidence collected during the course of investigation under this Sanhita.