law: The National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
  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.