Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals in National Investigation Agency Act Case Upholding State Court Jurisdiction Until NIA Takeover. The Court held that under Section 6(7) of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, the State Police may continue investigation until the NIA actually takes over, and state courts retain jurisdiction under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for scheduled offences until that point.
20 Oct 2021The appeals arose from a judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 5 July 2018, which dismissed a criminal writ petition challenging the jurisdiction of...
