As per CBI submission in Supreme Court in November 2021, eight Indian states have withdrawn their ‘general consent’ to the CBI for conducting investigations in their territory. Which of the following states is NOT one of them?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Karnataka.
- Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana and West Bengal have withdrawn general consent to the CBI to investigate cases.
- As per section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the CBI needs consent from the respective state governments to conduct investigations in their jurisdiction.
- The state governments have granted general consent to the CBI for the investigation of a specified class of offences against specified categories of persons, enabling the agency to register and investigate those specified matters.