describe the procedure to file an fir
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FIRST INFORMATION REPORT:
First Information Report (FIR) is a written document prepared by the police when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence. It is a report of information that reaches the police first in point of time and that is why it is called the First Information Report.
PROCEDURE TO FILE FIRST INFORMATION REPORT:
The procedure of filing an FIR is prescribed in Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973.
* When information about the commission of a cognizable offence is given orally, the police must write it down.
* It is your right as a person giving information or making a complaint to demand that the information recorded by the police is read over to you.
* Once the information has been recorded by the police, it must be signed by the person giving the information .
* You should sign the report only after verifying that the information recorded by the police is as per the details given by you.
* People who cannot read or write must put their left thumb impression on the document after being satisfied that it is a correct record.
* Always ask for a copy of the FIR, if the police do not give it to you. It is your right to get it free of cost.
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