Is it necessary for the IO and PO to be present during the inspection of listed documents by the CO?
5. Is it necessary for the IO and PO to be present during the inspection of
listed documents by the CO?
Not necessarily. Para 3.7 of Chapter XI of the Vigilance Manual 1991 Ed provides
that inspection of listed documents is to take place at “such place as the Inquiry
Officer may direct in the presence of the Presenting Officer or any other gazetted
officer deputed for the purpose by the disciplinary authority or the other authority
having the custody of the records.