Date: 2026-04-07Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification to Confer the powers of arrest investigation and prosecution exercisable by a police officers under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,2023 46 of 2023
**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Civil Aviation issued notifications S.O. 1755(E) and S.O. 1756(E) on April 6, 2026, to empower National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers to handle aviation-related offenses. These notifications authorize officers ranging from Deputy Superintendent of Police to Deputy Inspector General of Police to exercise powers of arrest, investigation, and prosecution. The provisions come into force immediately upon their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Legal Basis and Governance**
* The notifications are issued under sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982, and sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016.
* All conferred powers are to be exercised in accordance with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
**Empowerment of NIA Officers**
* Authority is specifically granted to officers within the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
* The designated ranks authorized to exercise these powers are Deputy Superintendent of Police through Deputy Inspector General of Police.
**Scope of Authority**
* Authorized officers are granted the legal power to conduct arrests, investigations, and prosecutions for offenses related to the safety of civil aviation and hijacking.
* These powers are equivalent to those exercisable by a police officer under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
**Effective Date**
* The notifications stipulate that the orders shall come into force starting from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Impact Analysis**
**National Investigation Agency (NIA) Officers (DSP to DIG Ranks)**
**Impact**
Officers in these specific ranks are now legally empowered to lead enforcement actions, including arrests and prosecutions, for crimes defined under the 1982 and 2016 aviation safety and anti-hijacking acts.
**Action Required**
Designated officers must carry out their duties of investigation and prosecution in compliance with the procedures established by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
**Ministry of Civil Aviation / Central Government**
**Impact**
The government has formally delegated enforcement authority to a specialized agency (the NIA) to enhance the security and safety of civil aviation.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must ensure the formal publication of these notifications in the Official Gazette to authorize the commencement of these powers.
Key Entities Referenced
National Investigation Agency (NIA): The agency whose officers, ranging from Deputy Superintendent to Deputy Inspector General, are conferred with powers of arrest, investigation, and prosecution.
Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016: Legislation under which the Central Government confers enforcement powers to NIA officers for offenses related to aircraft hijacking.
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982: A primary Act governing aviation security, authorizing the delegation of police powers to specific officials for safety enforcement.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023: The procedural law under which specific powers of arrest and investigation are exercisable by the designated officers.
Ministry of Civil Aviation: The primary ministry responsible for issuing these notifications to enhance security and legal enforcement in the civil aviation sector.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 1688] नई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, अप्रैल 7, 2026/ चत्रै 17, 1948
No. 1688] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2026/ CHAITRA 17, 1948
नागर जिमानन मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 6 अप्रैल, 2026
का.आ. 1755(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, नागर जिमानन सुरक्षा के जिरुद्ध गरै कानूनी कृत्यों का िमन अजधजनयम,
1982 (1982 का 66) की धारा 5क की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, उि अजधजनयम के प्रयोिनों
हते ु राष्ट्रीय अन्िेषण अजभकरण, गृह मंत्रालय के पुजलस उप अधीक्षक स े पुजलस उप महाजनरीक्षक के पि के अजधकाररयों को
भारतीय नागररक सुरक्षा संजहता, 2023 (2023 का 46) के तहत एक पुजलस अजधकारी द्वारा प्रयोग योग्य जगरफ्तारी, िांच
और अजभयोिन की िजियां प्रिान करती ह।ै
2. यह अजधसूचना आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािन की तारीख स े लाग ू होगी।
[फा. सं. एिी-11012/11/2016-एएस]
असंगबा चुबा आओ, संयुि सजचि
2480 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th April, 2026
S.O. 1755(E)— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5A of the Suppression of
Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation Act, 1982 (66 of 1982), the Central Government, for the purposes of the
said Act, hereby confers to the officers in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police to Deputy Inspector General of
Police, National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs, the powers of arrest, investigation and prosecution
exercisable by a police officer under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023).
2. This notification shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. AV-11012/11/2016-AS]
ASANGBA CHUBA AO, Jt. Secy.
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 6 अप्रैल, 2026
का.आ. 1756(अ).— केंद्रीय सरकार, अपहरण-रोधी अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 30) की धारा 6 की उपधारा
(1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, उि अजधजनयम के प्रयोिनों हते ु राष्ट्रीय अन्िषे ण अजभकरण, गृह मंत्रालय के
पुजलस उप अधीक्षक स े पुजलस उप महाजनरीक्षक के पि के अजधकाररयों को भारतीय नागररक सुरक्षा संजहता, 2023 (2023
का 46) के तहत एक पुजलस अजधकारी द्वारा प्रयोग योग्य जगरफ्तारी, िांच और अजभयोिन की िजियां प्रिान करती ह।ै
2. यह अजधसूचना आजधकाररक रािपत्र म ें इसके प्रकािन की तारीख स े लाग ू होगी।
[फा. स.ं: एिी-11012/11/2016-एएस]
असंगबा चुबा आओ, संयुि सजचि
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th April, 2026
S.O. 1756(E)— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Anti-Hijacking Act,
2016 (30 of 2016), the Central Government, for the purposes of the said Act, hereby confers on the officers in the rank
of Deputy Superintendent of Police to Deputy Inspector General of Police, National Investigation Agency, Ministry of
Home Affairs, the powers of arrest, investigation and prosecution exercisable by a police officer under the Bharatiya
Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023).
2. This notification shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. AV-11012/11/2016-AS]
ASANGBA CHUBA AO, Jt. Secy.
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