Radha Vinod Raju, a senior IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre, has been appointed the first Director-General of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Salient Features of the NIA :
. The Bill for constitution of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to be applicable to whole of India, citizens of India outside India and persons on shops and aircraft registered in India.
· Officers of the NIA to have all powers, privileges and liabilities which the police officers have in connection with investigation of any offence.
· The police officer in charge of a police station on receipt of the report of the offence shall forward it to the state government which in turn will send it to the Centre.
· If the Centre feels the offence is terror related, it shall direct the NIA for investigation.
· Provision for transfer of investigation and trial of offences to state government with Centre's prior approval.
· NIA may investigate other offences connected with terror-related offences.
· A state government shall extend all assistance to NIA for investigation of terror-related offences.
· Provisions of the Act with regard to investigation shall not affect powers of the state government to investigate and prosecute any terror crime or other offences.
· The Centre shall constitute special courts for trial of terror-related offences.
· Special Courts may sit at any place for any of its proceedings.
· For speedy and fair trial, the Supreme Court may transfer any case pending with the special court to another special court in the same state or any other state, and the High Court may transfer such cases to any other special court within the state.
· Offences punishable with imprisonment for less than three years may be tried summarily.
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