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States Barring CBI Investigation

The following States have withdrawn General Consent under section 6 of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (DSPE Act), 1946, previously granted to DSPE (CBI):-

S. N. Name of the States Date of withdrawal of consent by the State
1 Mizoram 17.07.2015
2 West Bengal 16.11.2018
3 Chhattisgarh 10.01.2019
4 Rajasthan 19.07.2020
5 Maharashtra 21.10.2020
6 Kerala 04.11.2020
7 Jharkhand 05.11.2020
8 Punjab 06.11.2020

Investigation can be initiated by CBI into FIRs registered/filed with local Police with the consent of the State Government concerned and after due notification by the Central Government extending powers and jurisdiction of the officers of CBI to areas in the State concerned. Further, Investigation may be initiated by CBI on the specific directions of a Constitutional Court.

During the years 2016 to 2020, searches (raids) were conducted by CBI in the premises of 42 (forty two) public representatives, year-wise break-up of which is as under:-

Year Number of public representatives whose premises were searched (raided)
2016 03
2017 14
2018 05
2019 09
2020 11
Total 42

This information was provided by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to  questions in  Lok  Sabha today.

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