Law Relating to First Information Report (FIR)

Contents

• Introduction
• Information in Cognizable Cases
• Information as to Non-cognizable Cases and Investigation of Such Cases
• Police Officer's Power to Investigate Cognizable Case
• Report How Submitted
• Power to Hold Investigation or Preliminary Inquiry
• Police Officer's Power to Require Attendance of Witnesses
• Examination of Witnesses by Police
• Statements to Police Not to be Signed
• Use of Statements in Evidence ; No Inducement to be Offered
• Recording of Confessions and Statements
• Medical Examination of the Victims of Rape
• Search by Police Officer
• When Officer in Charge of Police Station May Require Another to Issue Search-Warrant
• Letter of Request to Competent Authority for Investigation in A Country or Place Outside India
• Letter of Request from A Country or Place Outside India to A Court or An Authority for Investigation in India
• Procedure When Investigation cannot be Completed in Twenty-Four Hours
• Report of Investigation by Subordinate Police Officer
• Release of Accused When Evidence Deficient
• Cases to be sent to Magistrate When Evidence is Sufficient
• Complainant and Witnesses not to be required to Accompany Police Officer and Not Officer and not to be subjected to Restraint
• Report of Police Officer on Completion of Investigation
• Police to enquire and Report on Suicide
• Power to Summon Persons
• Inquiry by Magistrate into Cause of Death