Question

What is FIR? Describe the procedure to file an FIR.​

Answer 1

Answer:

☞First Information Report(FIR) is written document prepared by police when they receive information about any criminal offense. It’s generally a complaint lodged by the victim of a cognizable offense or by someone on their behalf and sets the the process of criminal justice in motion.

➜PROCEDURE TO FILE AN FIR:-

• Go to the nearest police station. It does not necessarily have to be in the area where the crime has been committed.
• You will be directed to the Duty Officer. You can either verbally tell the officer what happened, or write down the details yourself. If you tell the police verbally, then they must write it down.
• The Duty Officer will then make an entry in the General Diary or Daily Diary.
• If you have a written complaint with you, please carry two copies and give them to the Duty Officer. Both will be stamped and one will be returned to you. The stamp bears a Daily Diary Number or DD No. and is proof that they received your complaint.
• The procedure of filing an FIR is prescribed in Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. commission of a cognizable offence is given orally, the police must write it down. information or making a complaint to demand that the information recorded by the police is read over to you.

Answer 2

Answer:

FIR's full form is First investigation report

1. The police can begin their investigation into a crime by registering an FIR
2. The law states that it is compulsory for an officer in charge of a police station to register an FIR whenever a person gives information about a cognizable offence.
3. The FIR usually mentions the date, time and place of the offence, including a description of the incidents that took place, it also states the name, signature and address of the complainant.
4. An FIR can be given either orally or written.
5. There is a prescribed form in which police registers an FIR.
6. The complainant also has the legal right to get a free copy of the FIR

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