Pradeep Kumar Shaw v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Pradeep Kumar Shaw v. Union of India & Ors., WPA No. 27945 of 2024, order dated 26.02.2026, Suvra Ghosh, J. Directions under Section 6(1) of the National Investigation Agency Act to forward a complaint demonstrating a scheduled offence to the State Government, and under Section 6 for the State Government and Central Government to take necessary steps; trial Court restrained from proceeding with trial till the matter is dealt with by the appropriate agency; refers to earlier order dated 09.12.2025 in WPA No. 29879 of 2024, affirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court on 23.02.2026. Keywords: NIA Act Section 6, scheduled offence, forwarding of report/complaint, section 154 of the Code, trial stayed, charge sheet, committal, charges framed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: 6th respondent directed to forward the complaint forthwith to the State Government in terms of Section 6(1) of the said Act; State Government and Central Government to take necessary steps in terms of Section 6; learned trial Court not to proceed with the trial till the matter is dealt with by the appropriate agency; no order as to costs.