State's consent under Section 6 of DSPE Act not required for CBI to probe Central govt officers-Calcutta High Court

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) can probe offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act against Central government officers even though the offence has been committed in a State where CBI does not have general consent to operate under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, the Calcutta High Court ruled on Wednesday (Vinay Mishra v. CBI).