Lok Sabha Question No. 4705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: States barring CBI Investigation
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4705

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021)

## STATES BARRING CBI INVESTIGATION

## 4705. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  States  which  barred  CBI  from  entering  or  performing  their  duties  in  the States with dates of notifications and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the steps taken by the Union Government to resolve the situation based on commitment to cooperative federalism; and
- (c) the details of public representatives raided by CBI during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a)  &  (b):    The  following  States  have  withdrawn  General  Consent  under  section  6  of  Delhi Special Police Establishment Act (DSPE Act), 1946, previously granted to DSPE (CBI):-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

- (c):   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 |