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F.I.R.
is the abbreviated form of First Information Report. It is the information
recorded by the police officer on duty, given either by the aggrieved
person or any other person about the commission of an alleged offence.
On the basis of the F.I.R. the police commences its investigation.
WHO
CAN FILE AN F.I.R.
Any
person can file an F.I.R. He need not be the aggrieved person. It
may be merely hearsay and need not be by the person who has had
firsthand knowledge of the facts.
WHERE
TO FILE AN F.I.R.
An
F.I.R. can be filed in the police station of the concerned area
in whose jurisdiction the offence has occurred. It must be made
to the officer-in-charge of the police station and if he is not
available the Assistant Sub Inspector is competent to enter upon
the investigation
HOW
TO FILE AN F.I.R.
When
a wrong has been committed and the aggrieved person or any other
person wants to file a F.I.R. it shall be filed in the following
manner.
- Go to the
police station and meet the officer-in-charge.
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Step by
step in an orderly sequence narrate to the officer every information
relating to the commission of the offence.
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The officer
shall reduce the information given in writing.
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The information
given shall be signed by the person giving it.
- The information
given shall be entered in a book to be kept by the officer.
COPY
OF THE INFORMATION AS RECORDED SHALL BE GIVEN FREE OF COST TO THE
INFORMANT.
WHERE AN OFFICER-IN-CHARGE REFUSES TO RECORD THE INFORMATION
If
the officer in charge refuses to record the information, the information
may be sent in writing and by post, to the Superintendent of Police
concerned who, if satisfied that such information discloses the
commission of a cognizable offence, shall either investigate the
case himself or direct an investigation to be made by any police
officer subordinate to him.
INVESTIGATION
Once
the F.I.R. has been registered the investigation in the case shall
begin.
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