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The existing one-year deadline in corruption cases will apply only in those cases wherein a high
ranking government official such as a joint secretary or secretary is accused, and the probe is
being supervised by an officer of additional director rank or above in the CBI.

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Neeraj Chauhan

UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 03:22 AM IST

For cases against lower-rung government officers, like clerks or section officers etc, CBI’s investigating
officers (IOs) will have to complete probes within six months.
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The existing one-year deadline in corruption cases will apply only in those cases wherein a high
ranking government official such as a joint secretary or secretary is accused, and the probe is
being supervised by an officer of additional director rank or above in the CBI, people familiar with
the development said.

For cases against lower-rung government officers, like clerks or section officers etc, CBI’s
investigating officers (IOs) will have to complete probes within six months.

CBI’s latest Crime Manual — which has been prepared by a task force led by additional director
Praveen Sinha after consulting legal experts, retired officers of the agency and other experts —
has for the first time given a provision to form “investigation teams” in complex cases rather than
depending on one Investigating Officer (IO). The manual, which is referred to by the CBI officers
while initiating a preliminary enquiry (PE) or First Information Report (FIR) and conducting
investigations, had become outdated as courts had struck down several criminal laws and there
have been amendment in various laws as well.
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amended, and Supreme Court has passed several judgments, which have been taken into account
while updating the manual for the benefit of IOs, said the officer.

The manual also gives special thrust on investigations abroad. Officials cited above said a special
chapter has been dedicated in the manual explaining how to conduct investigations abroad as well
as procedures and the functioning of Interpol.

“We have comprehensively revised our SOPs (standard operating procedures) so as to enhance the
speed and quality of investigation and in consonance with global best practices,” said an officer
who did not want to be named. The new manual will explain to the IOs the procedure to collect
the digital evidence as large number of cases related to child pornography, phishing, and bitcoins
etc. having international ramifications are being reported.
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It also has information about preventive vigilance functioning of CBI so that field units can use
the same, officers said.
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