{"id":30155,"date":"2024-09-28T19:11:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T13:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=30155"},"modified":"2024-09-28T19:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T13:41:05","slug":"karnataka-withdraws-general-consent-to-cbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/28-09-2024\/karnataka-withdraws-general-consent-to-cbi","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka Withdraws \u2018general consent\u2019 to CBI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Karnataka government has withdrawn general consent for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate cases in the state, citing misuse of power and lack of communication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With this, Karnataka has joined the list of states <strong>(such as Punjab, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya)<\/strong> in withdrawing general consent for the CBI in recent years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traditionally, almost all states have given CBI general consent. However, <strong>since 2015<\/strong>, several states have begun to act differently.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2015, <strong>Mizoram became the first state<\/strong> to withdraw the general consent. Although the state restored it in 2023.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the time of withdrawing consent, all states alleged that the Union government was using the CBI to unfairly target the opposition.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is general consent to the CBI?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General consent is an approval given by a state government to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), allowing it to operate freely within the state without the need to seek permission every time the agency takes up a case or enters the state for investigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0The general consent is important because law and order are state subjects, and the CBI, being a central agency, needs state permission to exercise its jurisdiction within a state.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Two Types of Consent<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>General Consent<\/strong>: Allows the CBI to conduct investigations within the state without requiring fresh approval for each case.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Case-Specific Consent<\/strong>: When general consent is not given or is withdrawn, the CBI must seek consent from the state government for every individual case it takes up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implications of General Consent<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Seamless Operations<\/strong>: With general consent in place, the CBI can register cases and carry out investigations without the need to seek case-by-case approval.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No Fresh Permission<\/strong>: The agency does not need to apply for consent every time it enters the state or takes on new cases.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Withdrawal of General Consent<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When a state <strong>withdraws general consent<\/strong>, the CBI cannot register any new cases involving <strong>state matters, central government officials, or private individuals<\/strong> without prior approval from the state government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ongoing Investigations<\/strong>: The CBI can continue investigating cases that were registered <strong>before the withdrawal<\/strong> of general consent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Cases<\/strong>: For any new case, the CBI will have to seek <strong>specific consent<\/strong> from the state government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State-Specific Consent<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If general consent is <strong>withdrawn<\/strong>, the CBI must seek <strong>specific consent<\/strong> from the state government for each new investigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Without specific consent, the CBI officers do not have the powers of police personnel within the state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impact of Non-Consent<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a state does not grant either general or specific consent, the CBI\u2019s investigative powers in that state become severely limited, and the agency cannot act independently within that jurisdiction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Importance of General Consent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General consent allows for smooth cooperation between the central agency and state governments, ensuring that the CBI can investigate corruption or other cases involving <strong>central government officials or cross-state matters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>withdrawal of consent<\/strong> can create complications, as the CBI may find it challenging to investigate cases involving <strong>central agencies, central schemes, or interstate operations<\/strong> without the cooperation of state governments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)<\/strong><br>&#8211; CBI, functioning under the <strong>Ministry of Personnel, Pension &amp; Public Grievances, <\/strong>Government of India, is the premier investigating police agency in India.<br>&#8211; <strong>History: <\/strong>It was established by a resolution of the <strong>Ministry of Home Affairs, <\/strong>Government of India, in <strong>1963.<\/strong><br>1. <strong>The Santhanam Committee <\/strong>on Prevention of Corruption recommended the establishment of the CBI.<br>&#8211; It is also the <strong>nodal police agency<\/strong> in India that coordinates investigations on behalf of Interpol member countries.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/everyday-explainers\/karnataka-withdraw-cbi-general-consent-9591040\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Karnataka government has withdrawn general consent for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate cases in the state, citing misuse of power and lack of communication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30155"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30156,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30155\/revisions\/30156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}