Important Legal Definitions
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First Information Report (FIR - Section 154 CrPC / Section 173 BNSS)
Criminal Procedure & Jurisprudence Terms
Definition
The initial written information recorded by the officer-in-charge of a police station regarding the commission of a cognizable offence, setting the criminal investigation machinery into motion.
Example
In Lalita Kumari v. Government of U.P., a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that registration of an FIR is mandatory under Section 154 if the information discloses the commission of a cognizable offence, leaving no discretion to the police officer.