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195. The Departmental Enquiry Board:
(a) shall make the departmental enquiry seriously as their main duty;
(b) shall complete the enquiry within the specified period.
(c) shall charge the service personnel who is taken action as prescribed in Form (7) and allow the service personnel to defend in writing against the charges. Sufficient time shall be given to do it;
(d) when the verbal hearing is conducted, it shall be carried out in the presence of the service personnel and the said personnel shall be given sufficient right to examine as a witness himself, to produce witnesses, and to cross examine to the witnesses.
(e) may examine the departmental documents and accounts related to the case.
(f) may, in receipt of the written statement of the service personnel as prescribed in the Form (8), after scrutinizing the explanation that he is innocent or admission of guilt and, if considered that it is sufficient, prepare a report in accord with sub-rules (a) and (b) of rule 198 and submit without conducting verbal hearing. If considered that it is necessary, the verbal hearing may be conducted in accord with sub-rules (c) and (d) of rule 198;
(g) if the service personnel objects to one or two members of the board or the whole board, may accept or reject this objection in accord with sub-rule (c) of rule 198 after scrutinizing such objection;
(h) in the case where legal matters or accounts or other technical matters have to be dealt with, may allow any lawyer or technician to appear to assist the service personnel who is taken action. No interference or disturbance of such person in the departmental proceedings shall be allowed;
(i) may call and hear the service personnel who is taken action or the witnesses when the verbal hearing is allowed;
(j) may, if the service personnel under enquiry absconds or refuses to be enquired or fails to appear before the Departmental Enquiry Board without any sufficient reasons, examine the witnesses in the absence of the said service personnel. The examination of the witnesses in the absence of the service personnel who is taken action shall be recorded systematically in the casefile with the short description of the reasons to do so;
(k) may amend or add to the original charge or frame a new charge, if necessary, according to the findings during the course of departmental enquiry or the subject matter of the case.