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“We are waiting for the details of the state notification. “This included cases against any central government employee and offences under Section 3 of the DSPE Act. It has to depend on the CBI or the state government to do so. On paper, the ED wouldn’t need any consent to carry out its probe, but in reality, its probe will get delayed because the ED doesn’t have the power to lodge an FIR. In other cases, for example those under IPC Section 302, CBI never had any jurisdiction unless ordered by a court or consent is given by the state government under Section VI of the DSPE Act,” said a CBI official..