TOPIC – FIRST INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT- CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE

CODE- LAW121
Prsentation by – Group 8,
Semester-4,
Class- BA LLB (H),
Section- A
Group members:
•Abhishek Islam - A90811119025
•Ajita Ananya- A90811119052
•Olivia Dey- A90811119030
•Shreya Biswas- A90811119034
•Tandrima Mallick- A90811119049
 INTRODUCTION
 An FIR (First data Report) is
the initial data of a cognizable
offence recorded by a police
officer-in-charge of a police
station.

 FIR documents the victim's side

if the story.

 The reason for recording an

FIR is because it serves a tool
to create a base for the police
authorities to start
investigations.
 COGNIZABLE AND NON-COGNIZABLE
OFFENCES
ROLE OF POLICE OFFER IN SUCH CASE
 A Cognizable offence is an
offence wherein the police can
make arrest without warrant. In
these kinds of offences, the
police can detain quickly once
the offence is executed.

 Non Cognizable offence implies

an offence for which implies a
case where, the police has no
power to capture without
warrant. The police can't arrest
the accused without a warrant
and can't begin investigation.
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COGNIZABLE AND NON-
COGNIZABLE OFFENCE
 The offence wherein the police suo motu
takes notice of wrongdoing and for which
does not need the permission of the court
to make an arrest of the accused is known
as a cognizable offence. While, in non-
cognizable, police has no power to arrest
an individual for his offences all alone,
without earlier endorsement of court.

 In cognizable, the police can capture an

individual with no warrant. While, if there
should arise an occurrence of non-
cognizable offence, a warrant must
required for capture of a person.
 ESSENTIAL CONDITIONS OF
AN FIR
 Piece of information. 

 Published.

 Recorded in writing.

 The principal act or offense,

must be cognizable in nature.
 WHO CAN FILE AN
FIR?

 WHERE TO FILE AN
FIR?

 WHY AN FIR NEEDS

TO BE FILED?

 IS THERE A TIME
DURATION FIXED FOR
FILING AN FIR?
EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF AN FIR

 F.I.R is not a substantive piece of

evidence.

 It is important for corroborating the

statements made by the person
recording it.

 Exceptions where F.I.R can be used as

substantive piece of evidence –
Section 145 and 157 of the Indian
Evidence Act.

 F.I.R can be confessional or non –

confessional in nature.
 DELAY IN FILING FIR

 Bad for prosecution's case.

 Officer in charge can ask for

the reasons for delay.

 Delay in filing FIR in rape

cases .
DIIFERENCE BETWEEN FIR AND COMPLAINT
 The central matter of distinction between an FIR
and a police complaint is that an FIR identifies
with a cognizable offense while police complaints
can be petitioned for both cognizable and non-
cognizable class of offenses.

 In spite of the fact that FIR is like a complaint,

there are contrasts regarding offenses they
manage, punishments, legitimate outcomes,
evidentiary worth, and so forth.

 Further, the FIR is needed to be filed at the police

station close by the spot of commission of the
wrongdoing, while the complaint can be recorded
with a metropolitan magistrate or identical court
too, with the end goal of requesting action on the
matter.
 CONCLUSION

To conclude, it can safely be said that to keep the

wheels of our criminal justice framework moving,
documenting of "FIR" is fundamental. The
equivalent ought to be done sequentially.

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