Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946

Section 6: Consent of State Government to exercise of powers and jurisdiction

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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 6

• The State, Central Bureau of Investigation v. A. Satish Kumar & Ors.
  2025 INSC 111 January 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Merely because a Central Government employee works within the territory of a particular State, whether the CBI requires consent from the concerned State Government to register an FIR against such Central Government…

• The State of West Bengal v. Union of India
  2024 INSC 50210 July 2024Directions issued

  Instant suit has been filed by the State of West Bengal against Union of India seeking declaration that registration of cases by the defendant-UOI after withdrawal of Notification u/s. 6 of the DSPE Act by the…

• R.K. Gupta & Ors v. Union of India Through Ministry of Corporate Affairs & Anr
  DHC DLHC010254002023 23122121 December 2023
• State Through Central Bureau of Investigation v. Hemendhra Reddy & Another. Etc.
  2023 INSC 46028 April 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• Gangadhar Narayan Nayak @ Gangadhar Hiregutti v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
  2022 INSC 31821 March 2022Matter referred to larger bench
• Bureau of Investigation (Cbi) and Anr. v. Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi @ T. H. Vijayalakshmi and Anr.
  2021 INSC 6438 October 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Fertico Marketing and Investment Pvt. Ltd and Ors. Etc. v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Another Etc.
  2020 INSC 64517 November 2020Disposed of
• Rana Nahid @ Reshma @ Sana & Anr. v. Sahidul Haq Chisti
  2020 INSC 43218 June 2020Disposed of
• V. Rajaram v. State Represented by the Inspector of Police Cbi/Scb
  2019 INSC 128226 November 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr v. Mohd. Parvez Abdul Kayuum Etc
  2019 INSC 7245 July 2019Disposed of
• Asha Ranjan v. State of Bihar & Ors.
  2017 INSC 15015 February 2017Disposed of
• Pooja Pal v. Union of India and Ors.
  2016 INSC 8622 January 2016Appeal(s) allowed
• Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Director, Centeral Bureau of Investigation & Anr.
  2014 INSC 3586 May 2014Allowed
• Manohar Lal Sharma v. The Principal Secretary and Ors.
  2013 INSC 83917 December 2013Disposed of
• Akhilesh Yadav Etc. Etc. v. Vishwanath Chaturvedi & Ors.
  2012 INSC 60713 December 2012Disposed of
• Ms. Mayawati v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 2726 July 2012Allowed
• Abhay Singh Chautala v. C.B.I
  2011 INSC 4484 July 2011Dismissed
• Centre for Environment and Food Security v. Union of India and Ors.
  2011 INSC 38512 May 2011Heard
• Nahar Singh Yadav & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2010 INSC 79019 November 2010Dismissed
• The State of Maharashtra v. Farook Mohammed Kasim Mapkar & Ors.
  2010 INSC 46130 July 2010Dismissed
• Central Bureau of Investigation v. Hopeson Ningshen & Ors.
  2010 INSC 2593 May 2010Disposed of
• Lalu Prasad Yadav v. State of Bihar & Anr.
  2010 INSC 1881 April 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• M. Balakrishna Reddy v. Director, Cbi, New Delhi
  2008 INSC 37114 March 2008Dismissed
• Central Bureau of Investigation v. Ravi Shankar Srivastava, Ias and Anr.
  2006 INSC 50510 August 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Central Bureau of Investigation Through S.P. Jaipur v. State of Rajasthan and Anr.
  2001 INSC 3819 January 2001Disposed of
• State of Punjab v. V.K. Khanna and Ors.
  2000 INSC 55930 November 2000Dismissed
• Nar Bahadur Bhandari and Anr. v. State of Sikkim and Others
  1998 INSC 24013 May 1998Dismissed
• K. Chandrasekhar Etc. v. The State of Kerala and Ors.
  1998 INSC 20929 April 1998Appeal(s) allowed
• Central Bureau of Investigation v. State of Rajasthan and Ors.
  1996 INSC 6988 July 1996Dismissed
• Kazi Lhendup Dorji v. The Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors.
  1994 INSC 12929 March 1994Allowed
• Maniyari Madhvan v. Sub-Inspector of Police and Ors.
  1993 INSC 30622 September 1993Petition dismissed.
• State of West Bengal & Ors. Etc. v. Sampat Lal & Ors. Etc.
  1984 INSC 2284 December 1984Appeal(s) allowed
• Khatri & Ors. Etc. v. State of Bihar & Ors.
  1981 INSC 6110 March 1981Application allowed.
• Union of India & Anr. v. B. N. Ananti Padmanabiah Etc.
  1971 INSC 12122 April 1971Dismissed
• Major E. G. Barsy v. The State of Bombay
  1961 INSC 17724 April 1961Dismissed