Chapter 65 Central Bureau of Investigation

1835. What is the origin of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

1836. What were the original functions of the Special Police Establishment?

1837. Who was vested with the superintendence of the Special Police Establishment originally?

1838. When was the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act brought into force, and what was its purpose?

1839. When was the CBI established, and by what means?

1840. What happened to the Delhi Special Police Establishment after the CBI’s establishment?

1841. To which Ministry was the CBI transferred later?

1842. Is the CBI a statutory body?

1843. From what Act does the CBI derive its powers?

1844. What is the CBI’s role as the main investigating agency of the Central Government?

1845. What other bodies does the CBI provide assistance to?

1846. What is the difference in the nature of cases investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the CBI?

1847. What is required for the CBI to exercise its powers and jurisdiction in a State?

1848. What is the motto of the CBI?

1849. What is the mission of the CBI?

1850. What is the vision of the CBI?

1851. Who heads the CBI?

1852. Who assists the Director of CBI?

1853. What other ranks of personnel are present in the CBI?

1854. Who is responsible for the administration of the CBI?

1855. Where does the superintendence of the Delhi Special Police Establishment vest, and what is the exception?

1856. What changes did the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act (2013) make to the composition of the CBI?

1857. What is the composition of the three-member committee for appointing the Director of CBI?

1858. Who heads the Directorate of prosecution under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013?

1859. Under whose supervision and control does the Director of Prosecution function?

1860. On whose recommendation are officers of the rank of SP and above in the CBI appointed?

1861. What change did the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2014 make regarding the appointment committee for the Director of CBI?

1862. What did the Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Act, 2021 provide for regarding the tenure of the Director of CBI?

1863. How can the extension of tenure for the Director of CBI be granted?

1864. What is the first function of the CBI?

1865. What is the second function of the CBI?

1866. What is the third function of the CBI?

1867. What is the fourth function of the CBI?

1868. What is the fifth function of the CBI?

1869. What is the sixth function of the CBI?

1870. What type of investigation agency is the CBI?

1871. To what types of cases does the CBI normally confine its activities in the anti-corruption field?

1872. When does the CBI take up investigation of conventional crimes like murder, kidnapping, or rape?

1873. What is the CBI’s role regarding Interpol?

1874. What is required for the CBI to conduct an inquiry or investigation into an offence committed by joint secretary and above officers in the Central Government?

1875. What did the Supreme Court hold in 2014 regarding the prior sanction mandatory for the CBI to probe senior bureaucrats?

1876. What did a Constitution Bench hold regarding Section 6A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act?

1877. What is the relationship between the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) and state police forces?

1878. What powers do the DSPE and state police forces have regarding investigation and prosecution?

1879. What administrative arrangements have been made to avoid duplication and overlapping of cases between the DSPE and state police forces?