The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
48. Annual report of
interceptions.-
1. The
Central Government and the State Government, as the case may be, shall cause an
annual report to be prepared giving a full account of-
a. the number of
applications for authorisation of interceptions received by the Competent
Authority from the Police Department in which prosecutions have been launched;
b. the number of such
applications permitted or rejected;
c. the number of
interceptions carried out in emergency situations and the number of approvals
granted or rejected in such matters;
d. the number of
prosecutions launched based on such interceptions and convictions resulting
from such interceptions, along with an explanatory memorandum giving general
assessment of the utility and importance of the interceptions authorised.
1.
2. An
annual report shall be laid by the State Government before the State
Legislature within three months of the completion of every calendar year:
Provided that, if the State Government is of the opinion that the inclusion of
any matter in the annual report would be prejudicial to the security of the
State or to the prevention or detection of any terrorist act, the State
Government may exclude such matter from being included in such annual report.
3. An
annual report shall be laid by the Central Government before each House of
Parliament within three months of the completion of every calendar year:
Provided that, if the Central Government is of the opinion that the inclusion
of any matter in the annual report would be prejudicial to the security of the
country or to the prevention or detection of any terrorist act, the Central
Government may exclude such matter from being included in such annual report.