First information report

A First Information Report (FIR) is a document prepared by police organisations in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries including Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan when they receive information about the commission of a cognisable offence, or in Singapore when the police receive information about any criminal offence. It generally stems from a complaint lodged with the police by the victim of a cognisable offence or by someone on his or her behalf, but anyone can make such a report either orally or in writing to the police, so it is necessary to know about cognizable offences. These are serious criminal offences that poses an immediate danger to society such as murder, rape, or robbery.

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For a non-cognisable offence an entry in a community service register or in the station diary is made.

Each FIR is important as it sets the process of criminal justice in motion. It is only after the FIR is registered in the police station that the police take up investigation of most types of cases. Anyone who knows about the commission of a cognisable offence, including police officers, can file an FIR.

As described in law:

  • When information about the commission of a cognisable offence is given orally, the police must write it down.
  • The complainant or supplier of the information has a right to demand that the information recorded by the police be read to him or her.
  • Once the information has been recorded by the police, it must be signed by the person giving the information.
  • The complainant can get a free copy of an FIR.

An FIR includes the date, time, place, incident details, and a description of the person(s) involved.

References

Citations

    investigation begin immediately after recording of FIR- "Rao Shiv Bahadur Singh V. State of Madhya Pardesh, 1954 Cri.LJ.921,. 1953 AIR 394-SC-Larger Bench. Quashed:- FIR quashed if it does not disclose cognizable offence- 1982 Cri.L.J. 819(SC).

    Sources
    • "First Information Report". Criminal Justice and Supreme Court. Allied Publishers. 2005. pp. 5–19. ISBN 81-7764-904-3.
    • R. Deb (2002). "Police Investigations: A Review". In P. J. Alexander (ed.). Policing India in the New Millennium. Allied Publishers. p. 120. ISBN 978-81-7764-207-0.
    • Maneka Gandhi; Ozair Husain; Raj Panjwani (2006). "How to file an FIR". Animal Laws of India. Universal Law Publishing Co. p. 795. ISBN 978-81-7534-528-7.
    • Sunil Goel. Courts Police Authorities & Common Man. Srishti Books. pp. 95–97.


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