Section 6 INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY: Guardianship in marriage
6. Investigation of Scheduled Offences.—(1) On receipt of information and recording thereof under section 154 of the Code relating to any Scheduled Offence the officer-in-charge of the police station shall forward the report to the State Government forthwith.
(2) On receipt of the report under sub-section (1), the State Government shall forward the report to
the Central Government as expeditiously as possible.
(3) On receipt of report from the State Government, the Central Government shall determine on the
basis of information made available by the State Government or received from other sources, within
fifteen days from the date of receipt of the report, whether the offence is a Scheduled Offence or not and
also whether, having regard to the gravity of the offence and other relevant factors, it is a fit case to be
investigated by the Agency.
(4) Where the Central Government is of the opinion that the offence is a Scheduled Offence and it is a fit case to be investigated by the Agency, it shall direct the Agency to investigate the said offence. (5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, if the Central Government is of the opinion
that a Scheduled Offence has been committed which is required to be investigated under this Act, it may,
suo motu, direct the Agency to investigate the said offence.
(6) Where any direction has been given under sub-section (4) or sub-section (5), the State Government and any police officer of the State Government investigating the offence shall not proceed with the investigation and shall forthwith transmit the relevant documents and records to the Agency.
(7) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that till the Agency takes up the investigation of the case, it shall be the duty of the officer-in-charge of the police station to continue the investigation.
Section 7 INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY:Ceremonies for a Hindu marriage
7. Power to transfer investigation to State Government.—While investigating any offence under this Act, the Agency, having regard to the gravity of the offence and other relevant factors, may—
(a) if it is expedient to do so, request the State Government to associate itself with the investigation; or
(b) with the previous approval of the Central Government, transfer the case to the State Government for investigation and trial of the offence.
Section 8 INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY:Registration of Hindu marriages
8. Power to investigate connected offences.—While investigating any Scheduled Offence, the Agency may also investigate any other offence which the accused is alleged to have committed if the offence is connected with the Scheduled Offence.
Section 9 INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY:Restitution of conjugal rights
9. State Government to extend assistance to National Investigation Agency.—The State Government shall extend all assistance and co-operation to the Agency for investigation of the Scheduled Offences.
Section 10 INVESTIGATION BY THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY:Judicial separation
10. Power of State Government to investigate Scheduled Offences.—Save as otherwise provided in this Act, nothing contained in this Act shall affect the powers of the State Government to investigate and prosecute any Scheduled Offence or other offences under any law for the time being in force.