{"id":150370,"date":"2025-01-06T19:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T14:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=150370"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:30:26","slug":"state-consent-to-cbi","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/state-consent-to-cbi","title":{"rendered":"CBI Doesn\u2019t Need State Consent to file an FIR: Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Supreme Court in a recent order<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> held that the <\/span><b>CBI does not require the sanction of a state government to register an FIR under a Central legislation against a Central government employee.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Supreme Court<\/span><b> set aside a 2023 judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quashing the CBI investigations against two central government employees over corruption on the grounds of No consent from the concerned state.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About the State Consent to CBI<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Legal Provision:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The CBI is<\/span><b> required to obtain the consent of state governments <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before it can investigate a crime in a particular state as specified <\/span><b>in Section 6 of The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act of 1946.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-150336 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/66-677bd80e890b3.webp\" alt=\"State Consent\" width=\"353\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/66-677bd80e890b3.webp 576w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/66-677bd80e890b3-300x257.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The requirement of consent <\/span><b style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">excludes Union Territories or railway areas.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Types:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A State can provide its Consent to the CBI in two forms,<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Case-Specific: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CBI is required to apply for consent<\/span><b> on a case-by-case basis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and cannot act before the consent is given.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>General:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is normally given by states to help the CBI in the seamless investigation of cases of corruption<\/span><b> against central government employees <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in their states <\/span><b>as they are not required to seek fresh permission every time.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Withdrawal of General Consent:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Presently,<\/span><b> eight states, i<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ncluding\u00a0 Punjab, Jharkhand, Kerala, West Bengal, Telangana, Meghalaya,Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have withdrawn General Consent to the CBI<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Implications:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The CBI <\/span><b>cannot initiate new investigations within states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that have withdrawn consent unless they get state approval.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Exception to General Consent: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CBI<\/span><b> does not require State government\u2019s consent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the following situations when the,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Cases ordered by the Supreme Court or High Court.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cases <\/span><b>registered in other states or union territories.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cases registered<\/span><b> before the withdrawal of the consent.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.7967%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>About The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CBI is the <\/span><b>premier investigating domestic police agency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Nodal Ministry: Dept. of Personnel, Ministry of Personnel, Pension &#038; Public Grievances, Government of India<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Origin: A Special Police Force<\/b> <b>was constituted in 1943 by an ordinance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a central Government Agency to investigate cases of bribery and corruption.<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ordinance was <\/span><b>replaced by the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Establishment: The Central Bureau of Investigation was set up by a resolution dated 1st April, 1963<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Divisions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The CBI has the following wings,<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Anti Corruption Division; Economic Offences Division; Special Crimes Division; Directorate of Prosecution; Administration Division;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Policy &#038; Coordination Division; Central Forensic Science Laboratory<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Superintendence: F<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or investigations of<\/span><b> offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, the superintendence vests with the Central Vigilance Commission.<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And in<\/span><b> other matters with the Department of Personnel &#038; Training (DOPT) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Ministry of Personnel, Pension &#038; Grievances of the Government of India.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Head: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CBI is headed by the<\/span><b> Director, CBI who is an IPS officer with the rank of Director General of Police.<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Appointment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The CBI director is<\/span><b> appointed by a committee under the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Ac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">t, 1946 made up of,<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The Prime Minister<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (chairs the committee); <\/span><b>The leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> The Chief Justice of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or a Supreme Court judge nominated by the Chief Justice<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Tenure Security:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The tenure of the CBI Director <\/span><b>is a minimum of two years <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">( mandated by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act, 2003) <\/span><b>which can be extended to a maximum of five years.\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2021 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allows the CBI Director&#8217;s tenure to be extended to a maximum of five years<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Jurisdiction:<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Section 2 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gives CBI the jurisdiction to investigate offences in the Union Territories only.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Section 3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CBI is authorised to investigate only those cases, which are notified by the Central Government from time to time.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Section 5(1): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CBI jurisdiction can be extended by the Central Government to other areas including Railway areas and States, given the prior consent of the State Government<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Section 6: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The State government accords consent under Section 6 of the Act.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; 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