Context :
CJI
Ramana says need independent umbrella body for central probe agencies / Ind
Express / 02 April 2022
Extract :
Chief
Justice of India N V
Ramana underlined Friday the need to set up a statutory, independent institution which could bring under one roof the CBI and other agencies like Enforcement
Directorate (ED) and Serious Fraud
Investigation Office (SFIO). This, he said, would end
multiplicity of proceedings and save them from being blamed as tools of
political harassment.
“ There is
an immediate requirement for the creation of an independent umbrella
institution, so as to bring various agencies like the CBI, SFIO, ED, etc.
under one roof. This body is
required to be created under a statute, clearly defining its powers, functions
and jurisdictions,” he said, adding that “such a law will also lead to much
needed legislative oversight”.
Stating that
the umbrella body should be headed by an “independent
and impartial authority”, the CJI said the appointment must be made “by a
committee akin to the one which appoints the Director of the CBI. The head of
the organisation can be assisted by deputies who are specialists in different
domains”.
“This umbrella
organisation will end multiplicity of
proceedings.
A single incident these days gets investigated by multiple agencies, often leading to dilution of evidence, contradiction in
depositions, prolonged incarceration of innocents.
It will also save the institution from being blamed as a tool of
harassment. Once an incident is reported, the organisation
should decide as to which specialised wing should take up investigation,” he said.
“Police and public order being in the
State list, the burden of investigation is primarily on the state police and
there is no reason why state investigative agencies cannot enjoy the same level
of credibility as that of the national agency,” he said, adding that “the
Central law for the umbrella investigative body…
can be suitably replicated by the states”.
MY TAKE :
E -
Governance ?.............................. [ 03 April 2014 ]
Extract :
Look at the following , partial list
of Central and State Agencies set up to fight fraud , money-laundering ,
corruption , tax-evasion , economic crimes etc :
> Public Accounts Committee ( PAC )
> Central Vigilance
Commission ( CVC )
> Central Information Commission ( CIC )
> Research and Analysis
Wing (
RAW )
> Serious Fraud
Investigation Office ( SFIO )
> Information
Bureau
( IB )
> Economic Offence
Wing
( EOW )
> Department of Revenue
Intelligence ( DIR )
> Comptroller and Auditor
General ( CAG )
> Anti Corruption Bureaus (
States ).... ( ACB )
> Enforcement
Directorate
( ED )
> Lok
Ayukts ( States )
> Lok
Pal ( Central
)
Despite such an army of Agencies ,
how do corrupt manage to get away ?
Or , in case caught , manage to delay delivery of punishment for years ?
No doubt , there must be several reasons , including , inter - agency rivalry to get credit - something difficult to eliminate altogether
Lack of a COMMON
/ COMPUTERIZED database of all offences / cases
/ persons being investigated
And , which is readily "
Accessible " to all of these Agencies , all over the country ( 24 * 365 )
Already , every Agency compiles huge dossiers on " Suspects " in its own "
Departmental Database", which is
> Huge amount of
duplication of efforts / information
> Fractured /
scattered profiles of " Suspects "
> Enormous waste of
time / resources
What will help ?
database ,
with nothing preserved on local computers
> All data-entry FORMS to be
ONLINE . No paper forms at all
> All local computers connected to ultra-secure
Network ( Encrypted )
> " Access Rights " to individuals , based on Biometric Identification
Related Reading :
Who
watches the Watchmen ?..................................... [ 12 Jan 2019 ]
Extract :
Maharashtra is set to become the first state to launch a biometric database of 6.5
lakh people with criminal records along with a digital fingerprint and iris scanning
system.
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will launch a criminals' biometric
database on Saturday to help police investigations fast track a crime suspect.
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With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com
/ 02 April 2022
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