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    Question

    A notification under Section 3 of the DSPE Act specifies

    that certain offences under a Central Act shall be investigated by the Delhi Special Police Establishment in all Union territories. Which of the following is the most accurate legal effect of such notification?
    A DSPE can investigate any offence anywhere in India without further orders Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B DSPE can investigate only those specified offences or classes of offences in Union territories Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C DSPE can investigate only in Delhi but for all offences under that Central Act Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D DSPE can investigate in States without State consent once notified under Section 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E DSPE can investigate only when directed by the Supreme Court in each case Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 3 authorises the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, to “specify the offences or classes of offences … which are to be investigated by the Delhi Special Police Establishment,” thereby confining DSPE to those specified offences in Union territories under Section 2(1).​

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