The Lok Pal Bill in its present form has not gone down well with the CBI whose officials feel that the autonomy of investigation has been "seriously compromised".
Voicing their reservations over the nature of the anti-corruption Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha yesterday, the officials also said the demand for greater autonomy to the central investigating agency which was the focal point of Lok Pal agitation has not yielded the desired results
They are of the view that as per the provisions of the present Bill the CBI instead of gaining functional autonomy would now be required to report to an additional authority.
"This multiplicity of reporting would be a grave impediment in effective and efficient discharge of duties by CBI. This multiplicity of supervision can be taken care of only by providing more financial, administrative and legal autonomy to CBI. The Lok Pal alone should exercise general superintendence in cases referred by them," a senior official, who did not want to be named, said.
Top CBI sources feel that Police' powers to decide the outcome of investigation and file police report before the court must be protected.
"Section 20[7] of the Lok Pal Bill provides for extension of Police Powers of taking final decision after investigation and filing police report in the competent court, to persons who are not police officers," said another official.
He said this is against the provisions of 173 of the CrPC which should not be dispensed with.
"The investigation agencies, including CBI, must continue to exercise full powers to take a final decision and file a police report before the competent court," he said.
