NIA Full Form

What is the Full Form of NIA?

NIA stands for National Investigation Agency. It is India's major central counter-terrorism task force. Under legal proclamation from the Ministry of Home Affairs, this government agency is authorized to investigate terror-related offenses across states without the need for specific authorisation from the states. The Agency was established on December 31, 2008, with the passage of the NIA Act 2008 by the Parliament of India, following the horrific 26/11 terror assault in Mumbai. Such an incident exposed the lack of intelligence and the ability of existing agencies in India to follow such actions; as a result, the government of India recognised the necessity for a specific entity to deal with terror-related activities in India, resulting in the establishment of the NIA. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is headquartered in New Delhi and has branches in Bengaluru, Chennai, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jammu, Kolkata, Kochi, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Raipur, and Ranchi. It keeps the NIA Most Wanted list up to date.

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1. What is the Full Form of NIA?
2. Jurisdiction
3. Features of NIA
4. Special courts
5. Eligibility criteria for NIA
6. Salary of NIA members

Jurisdiction

• If a case is formed for one of the offenses mentioned in the NIA Act's schedule, a State Legislature may request that the Central Government transfer the investigation to the NIA.

• The National Government may also direct the NIA to investigate and punish any recorded crime in India.

Features of NIA

• Officers have the same investigative powers and obligations as police officers.

• When a police officer gets a report of an offense, they must forward it to the federal government, which will then deliver it to the Centre.

• There is a provision for investigating offenses to be delegated to the state government with the Centre's prior approval.

• The government must offer all essential assistance to the NIA in its investigation of terrorism-related offences.

• The investigative requirements of the Act do not influence the capacity of the state government to investigate and punish any terror crime or other wrongdoing.

• A special court with all of the powers of a court of sessions under the Criminal Procedure Code is established for the trial of any offense under the Act.

• The Judicial Branch may transfer any topic in the special court to another special jurisdiction in the same or a different state for a timely and impartial trial.

• Only inside the state may such proceedings be moved to any other special court for an impartial trial by the High Court.

Special courts

• The National Government of India has established several Special Courts.

• The Federal Government makes decisions on all issues about the jurisdiction of these courts.

• The Government appoints a judge to preside over these cases on the guarantee of the Chief Justice of the High Court authority in that region.

• The Supreme Court of India has also been given the jurisdiction to transfer cases from one court to another inside and beyond the state.

Eligibility criteria for NIA

The following are the qualifying requirements for various National Investigation Agency positions:

• Constable: Constable applicants must have graduated from a recognised high school. Candidates must have had a similar post in the past.

• Deputy Legal Advisor: Candidates must regularly have a comparable position. A Bachelor of Laws degree is required of the candidate. The applicant must have at least ten years of prosecutorial experience.

• Senior Public Prosecutor: Candidates must regularly have a comparable position. A Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognised university is required. They must have a minimum of 8 years of experience in prosecuting criminal cases.

Salary of NIA members

• Constable: Rs. 21700 to Rs. 69100 per month

• Deputy Legal Advisor: Rs.78,800 to Rs. 2,09,200 per month

Senior Public Prosecutor: Rs. 56,100 to Rs. 1,77,500 per month