https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=84084 The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the cancellation of bail granted to the accused in a criminal conspiracy case involving cross-border narco-terrorism and a huge recovery of 500 kgs of heroin. The Court upheld the legality of the Central Government's orders transferring the investigation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). It held that once the NIA is directed to investigate a Scheduled Offence against an accused, it can also investigate any other offence committed by the same accused, provided it is connected to the Scheduled Offence. The Court interpreted the term "the accused" in Section 8 of the NIA Act to include any other accused whose name emerges during the investigation and who has committed an offence co..... en-us Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:58:08 +0530 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:58:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=84084 The Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging the cancellation of bail granted to the accused in a criminal conspiracy case involving cross-border narco-terrorism and a huge recovery of 500 kgs of heroin. The Court upheld the legality of the Central Government's orders transferring the investigation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). It held that once the NIA is directed to investigate a Scheduled Offence against an accused, it can also investigate any other offence committed by the same accused, provided it is connected to the Scheduled Offence. The Court interpreted the term "the accused" in Section 8 of the NIA Act to include any other accused whose name emerges during the investigation and who has committed an offence co..... Highlights Indian Laws Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:58:08 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=84084