Central Bureau of Investigation (in administrative and personnel matters)

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The Central Bureau of Investigation is India’s premier federal investigative agency, responsible for probing major crimes, corruption cases, and other high-profile investigations across the country.

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instanceOf federal investigative agency ⓘ
law enforcement agency ⓘ
abbreviation CBI ⓘ
administrativeControl Department of Personnel and Training ⓘ
cooperatesWith Interpol ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateFormed 1963 ⓘ
describedAs India’s premier federal investigative agency ⓘ
directorAppointmentAuthority Appointments Committee of the Cabinet ⓘ
directorTenure fixed tenure of two years (extendable as per law) ⓘ
founder Government of India ⓘ
governedBy Central Vigilance Commission in superintendence over corruption cases ⓘ
Government of India in superintendence over other cases ⓘ
hasDivision Administration Division ⓘ
Anti-Corruption Division ⓘ
Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CBI CFSL) ⓘ
Directorate of Prosecution ⓘ
Economic Offences Division ⓘ
Policy and Coordination Division ⓘ
Special Crimes Division ⓘ
hasPower to arrest accused persons ⓘ
to conduct searches and seizures ⓘ
to file charge sheets in competent courts ⓘ
to register First Information Reports (FIRs) ⓘ
headedBy Director, CBI ⓘ
headquartersLocation New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
legalBasis Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 ⓘ
mandate investigation of cases of national and international ramifications ⓘ
investigation of corruption cases involving central government employees ⓘ
investigation of high-profile and sensitive cases ⓘ
investigation of major conventional crimes ⓘ
investigation of serious economic offences ⓘ
notableFunction assistance to state police forces in complex investigations ⓘ
investigation of cases referred by constitutional courts ⓘ
investigation of cases referred by state governments with central approval ⓘ
operatesUnder Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ⓘ
parentOrganization Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions ⓘ
predecessor Special Police Establishment ⓘ
reportsTo Prime Minister of India (through the Minister-in-charge of DoPT) ⓘ
requiresConsentFrom state governments for investigation of offences in their territory (general consent or specific consent) ⓘ
roleInInterpol National Central Bureau for Interpol in India ⓘ
typeOfCrimeInvestigated cases involving public servants under central government ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
cyber crime (selected major cases) ⓘ
financial fraud ⓘ
organized crime (when entrusted) ⓘ
serious economic offences ⓘ
terrorism-related cases (when entrusted) ⓘ

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Department of Personnel and Training → oversees → Central Bureau of Investigation (in administrative and personnel matters) ⓘ
Department of Personnel and Training → subordinateOffice → Central Bureau of Investigation (for administrative matters) ⓘ
linked to: Central Bureau of Investigation (in administrative and personnel matters)