NIA Special Courts

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NIA Special Courts are designated Indian courts that exclusively handle cases investigated by the National Investigation Agency, particularly those involving terrorism and national security offenses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal court
special court
aim specialized handling of complex terrorism and national security cases
allowsInCameraProceedings true
allowsProtectionOfWitnessIdentity true
appealsLieTo High Court having jurisdiction
areNotifiedBy official gazette notification
arePartOf Indian criminal justice system
canHoldTrialThroughVideoConferencing true
canImposeAnySentenceAuthorizedByLaw true
canTakeCognizanceDirectly true
canTakeCognizanceDirectlyUnder Section 16 of the NIA Act, 2008
canTransferCasesTo another NIA Special Court as directed by the High Court or Supreme Court
canTryConnectedOffences true
canTryConnectedOffencesDescription can try any other offence with which the accused may, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, be charged at the same trial
canTryOffenceCommittedOutsideIndia true
canTryOffenceCommittedOutsideIndiaUnder Section 13 of the NIA Act, 2008
country India
designatedBy Government of India
surface form: Central Government of India

State Governments (for State-designated NIA Courts under Section 22)
enactedBy Parliament of India
establishedUnderAct NIA Act, 2008
National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
exclusiveJurisdictionOver offences investigated by the National Investigation Agency
handlesCasesInvestigatedBy National Investigation Agency
jurisdiction India
languageOfProceedings language of the State and English, as per High Court rules
legalBasis Section 11 of the NIA Act, 2008
Section 22 of the NIA Act, 2008
linkedAgency National Investigation Agency
natureOfCourt exclusive trial court for NIA cases
objective ensure speedy and effective trial of offences investigated by the National Investigation Agency
powerOfCourtOfSession true
presidingOfficer Judge appointed by the Central Government on the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the High Court
presidingOfficerQualification person who is, or has been, a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge
primaryFunction exclusive trial of terrorism-related offences under the NIA Act
trial of scheduled offences investigated by the National Investigation Agency
procedureFollowed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
relationshipToRegularCourts designated from among existing Courts of Session
subjectMatter national security offences
scheduled offences under the NIA Act
terrorism offences
typeOfOffenceTried offences affecting friendly relations with foreign States
offences affecting sovereignty, security and integrity of India
offences against atomic and nuclear facilities
offences relating to terrorist funding
offences under various anti-terror and security laws scheduled to the NIA Act

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