LawgistThe National Investigation Agency Act
18Sanction for prosecution
No prosecution, suit or other legal proceedings shall be instituted in any court of law, except with the previous sanction of the Central Government, against any member of the Agency or any person acting on his behalf in respect of anything done or purported to be done in exercise of the powers conferred by this Act.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and application
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Constitution of National Investigation Agency
- 4 Superintendence of National Investigation Agency
- 5 Manner of constitution of Agency and conditions of service of members
- 6 Investigation of Scheduled Offences
- 7 Power to transfer investigation to State Government
- 8 Power to investigate connected offences
- 9 State Government to extend assistance to National Investigation Agency
- 10 Power of State Government to investigate Scheduled Offences
- 11 Power of Central Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts
- 12 Place of sitting
- 13 Jurisdiction of Special Courts
- 14 Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences
- 15 Public Prosecutors
- 16 Procedure and powers of Special Courts
- 17 Protection of witnesses
- 18 Sanction for prosecution
- 19 Trial by Special Court to have precedence
- 20 Power to transfer cases to regular courts
- 21 Appeals
- 22 Power of State Government to designate Court of Session as Special Courts
- 23 Power of High Courts to make rules
- 24 Power to remove difficulties
- 25 Power to make rules
- 26 Laying of rules
