The court's observation came as the Delhi High Court had asked it to consider the aspect whether the CBI required any "specific consent" from the state to conduct investigation within its territory against the chief minister.
The same issue was raised by Singh's wife Pratibha Singh, also a co-accused, who had moved the trial court urging that cognisance should not be taken on the charge sheet as the state's consent was a pre-requisite for CBI to carry out probe there. She, however, withdrew her application.
It said as per the circular, CBI had the jurisdiction to probe the offences committed by Central government officials in the state including those punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act and other statutes.
Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal said a notification was issued by Chhattisgarh Government in 2012 by which its consent was required for CBI probe on a case-to-case basis.
"Hence, no permission was required separately to conduct investigation within the territory of state of Himachal Pradesh in this case," it said.
The CBI charge sheet, running into over 500 pages, claimed that Singh had amassed assets worth around Rs 10 crore which were disproportionate by 192 per cent to his total income during his tenure as Union minister.
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