First information report

Type of police document in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries

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A first information report (FIR) is a document prepared by police organisations in many South 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 their behalf, but anyone can make such a report either orally or in writing to the police, so it is necessary to know about cognisable offences. These are serious criminal offences that pose an immediate danger to society such as murder, rape, or robbery.^{[citation needed]}

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 them.
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

Bibliography

"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.
Raj Kumar (Professor of law) (2017). FIR and role of police : legislative and judicial trends. New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-8484-648-5. OCLC 999636877.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Sunil Goel. Courts Police Authorities & Common Man. Srishti Books. pp. 95–97.

External links

Complete information about what an FIR is, who can file it, rights of people, etc. (PDF format)
"FAQs about filing an FIR in India". fixindia.org. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

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