CBI tells Supreme Court withdrawal of general consent by State will not impact its jurisdiction over offences in "railway areas"

The affidavit by CBI highlighted Section 6 of the DSPE Act which requires consent of the State Government for exercising powers and jurisdiction under the Act to any area in the State except railways or Union Territory.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told the Supreme Court that West Bengal government's withdrawal of general consent under Section 5 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act for CBI to probe matters in the State will not preclude the investigating agency from exercising its jurisdiction over railway areas within the State.

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