Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946

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Act of Parliament of India Indian statute

The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 is the foundational Indian law that created the Delhi Special Police Establishment, which later evolved into the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), defining its powers, jurisdiction, and functioning.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of India ⓘ Indian statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
administeredThrough	Department of Personnel and Training NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	Union territories of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
basisFor	CBI’s requirement of general consent or specific consent from States ⓘ
chapterFocus	organization, superintendence and jurisdiction of Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ
citationStyle	DSPE Act, 1946 NERFINISHED ⓘ
continuesInForceUnder	Article 372 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
created	Delhi Special Police Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ
defines	functions of Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ jurisdiction of Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ powers of Delhi Special Police Establishment officers ⓘ
empowers	Central Government to extend jurisdiction of Delhi Special Police Establishment to States NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Government to specify offences to be investigated by Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ
enactedBy	Imperial Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	investigation of certain offences affecting the Central Government ⓘ investigation of corruption cases against central government employees ⓘ
hasAmendments	amended multiple times after independence ⓘ
historicalOutcome	Delhi Special Police Establishment evolved into the Central Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Central Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalCategory	pre-independence legislation continuing in force under the Constitution of India ⓘ
legalNature	enabling legislation for a central investigative agency ⓘ
legalStatusOfCBI	CBI derives its investigative powers from this Act ⓘ
providesFor	constitution of a special police establishment for investigation of offences in Union territories ⓘ
providesThat	members of Delhi Special Police Establishment have powers of officers-in-charge of police stations for investigation of offences ⓘ
purpose	to constitute a special police force for the investigation of certain offences in the Union ⓘ to define the powers and jurisdiction of the Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ
relatedTo	Central Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	consent of State Government for CBI investigation in that State, except as otherwise provided ⓘ notification in the Official Gazette for specifying offences under its scope ⓘ
sectionContains	Section 2 – Constitution and superintendence of Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ Section 3 – Offences to be investigated by Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ Section 4 – Superintendence and administration of Delhi Special Police Establishment ⓘ Section 5 – Extension of powers and jurisdiction of Delhi Special Police Establishment to other areas ⓘ Section 6 – Consent of State Government to exercise of powers and jurisdiction ⓘ
shortTitle	Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	anti-corruption enforcement ⓘ criminal investigation ⓘ
territorialExtent	India NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfLaw	criminal law framework ⓘ procedural law ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1946 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Director, Central Bureau of Investigation → legalBasis → Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 ⓘ

Central Bureau of Investigation (in administrative and personnel matters) → legalBasis → Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 ⓘ

subject surface form: Central Bureau of Investigation

Central Bureau of Investigation → legalBasis → Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 ⓘ