The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 (Act No. 34 of 2008) constitutes the National Investigation Agency (NIA), India’s federal investigation agency for offences affecting the sovereignty, security, and integrity of India, and provides for Special Courts to try such offences.
CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II — NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY
- Section 3 — Constitution of National Investigation Agency
- Section 4 — Superintendence of National Investigation Agency
- Section 5 — Manner of constitution of Agency and conditions of service of members
CHAPTER III — INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY
- Section 6 — Investigation of Scheduled Offences
- Section 7 — Power to transfer investigation to State Government
- Section 8 — Power to investigate connected offences
- Section 9 — State Government to extend assistance to National Investigation Agency
- Section 10 — Power of State Government to investigate Scheduled Offences
CHAPTER IV — SPECIAL COURTS
- Section 11 — Power of Central Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts
- Section 12 — Place of sitting
- Section 13 — Jurisdiction of Special Courts
- Section 14 — Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences
- Section 15 — Public Prosecutors
- Section 16 — Procedure and powers of Special Courts
- Section 17 — Protection of witnesses
- Section 18 — Sanction for prosecution
- Section 19 — Trial by Special Court to have precedence
- Section 20 — Power to transfer cases to regular courts
- Section 21 — Appeals
- Section 22 — Power of State Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts
CHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS
- Section 23 — Power of High Courts to make rules
- Section 24 — Power to remove difficulties
- Section 25 — Power to make rules
- Section 26 — Laying of rules
Note: The Act also contains a Schedule (see section 2(1)(f)) listing the “Scheduled Offences” falling within NIA jurisdiction — including offences under the Explosive Substances Act 1908, Atomic Energy Act 1962, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, Anti-Hijacking Act 2016, SAARC Convention (Suppression of Terrorism) Act 1993, Weapons of Mass Destruction Act 2005, and specified offences under the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act, and Information Technology Act. This Schedule is periodically expanded by amendment and is not reproduced in full here.
