law: The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
  38. Application for
  
  authorization of interception of wire, electronic or oral communication.-
  1.  A
  
  police officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police supervising the
  
  investigation of any terrorist act under this Act may submit an application i
  
  writing to the Competent Authority for an order authorising or approving the
  
  interception of wire, electronic or oral communication by the investigating
  
  officer when he believes that such interception may provide, or has provided
  
  evidence of any offence involving a terrorist act.
  2.  Each
  
  application shall include the following information:-
  a.   the identity of the
  
  investigating officer making the application, and the head of the department
  
  authorising the application;
  b.   a statement of the
  
  facts and circumstances relied upon by the applicant to justify his belief that
  
  an order should be issued, including-
   
  
   i.  
  
    details
  
  as to the offence of terrorist act that has been, is being, or is about to be
  
  committed;
   
  
   ii.  
  
    a
  
  particular description of the nature and location of the facilities from which
  
  or the place where the communication is to be intercepted;
   
  
   iii.  
  
    a
  
  particular description of the type of communications sought to be intercepted;
  
  and
   
  
   iv.  
  
    the
  
  identity of the person, if known, committing the terrorist act whose
  
  communications are to be intercepted;
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
  
  c.   a statement of the
  
  period of time for which the interception is required to be maintained, if the
  
  nature of the enquiry is such that the authorisation of interception should not
  
  automatically terminate after the described type of communication has be n
  
  first obtained;
  d.   a particular
  
  description of facts establishing probable cause to believe that additional
  
  communications of the same type will occur thereafter; and
  e.   where the application
  
  is for the extension of an order, a statement setting forth the results thus
  
  far obtained from the interception, or a reasonable explanation of the failure
  
  to obtain such results.
  1.  
  2.  
  
  
  3.  The
  
  Competent Authority may require the applicant to furnish additional oral or
  
  documentary evidence in support of the application.