According to Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1973, First Information Report is an

information recorded by a police officer on duty given either by the aggrieved person or any other
person to the commission of an alleged offence. On the basis of first information report, the police
commences its investigation.

If the information given by the woman against whom an offence u/s 326A,326 B ,354 , 354A-
D,376,376A-E and 509 of Indian Penal Code is alleged then such information shall be recorded by a
women police officer.

Who can file an FIR?

Anyone, victim of a crime, a person who has witnessed a crime or who has information about the crime
can file FIR.