“Zero FIR” – You Can File An FIR Anywhere:
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Zero-FIR means that a FIR can be filed in any police station (i.e.:irrespective of place of incident/jurisdiction) and the same can be later transferred to the appropriate Police Station. However policemen usually deny knowing about “Zero FIR” and direct the complainant to concerned Police Station.”
Looking at the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code, if FIR is not filed within territorial jurisdiction of a concerned Police Station, the Station House-in-Charge (SHO) of that particular Police Station cannot proceed with further investigation of the case and the FIR should be filed with a Police Station which has territorial jurisdiction to act over the case. But practically it is not always possible to adhere to the exact wordings of Criminal Procedure Code.
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How to File a Zero FIR?-
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-Like all regular FIRs, a Zero FIR can be filed in accordance to the below mentioned checklist.
-Statement will be recorded by the police officer in writing.
-All details, without any speculation or assumption should be provided to the police during the statement.
-Make the statement official by signing the register.
-Get a copy of your complaint and ask for the identification number or Roll is not provided.
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When to use a Zero FIR?-
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The main idea of a Zero FIR is to initiate the investigation or urge the police to take their initial action. Once you have lodged a Zero FIR, make sure that your complaint is not transferred to the appropriate police station in your jurisdiction without any initial action or investigation.
Crimes like murder, rape and accidents require immediate action from the concerned police authorities so that they take appropriate samples, eye witnesses and other circumstantial details. Zero FIR allows the authorities to pen down the initial action taken rather than trying to figure out what had happened at the crime scene initially.
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Zero-FIR means that a FIR can be filed in any police station (i.e.:irrespective of place of incident/jurisdiction) and the same can be later transferred to the appropriate Police Station. However policemen usually deny knowing about “Zero FIR” and direct the complainant to concerned Police Station.”
Looking at the provisions of Criminal Procedure Code, if FIR is not filed within territorial jurisdiction of a concerned Police Station, the Station House-in-Charge (SHO) of that particular Police Station cannot proceed with further investigation of the case and the FIR should be filed with a Police Station which has territorial jurisdiction to act over the case. But practically it is not always possible to adhere to the exact wordings of Criminal Procedure Code.
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How to File a Zero FIR?-
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-Like all regular FIRs, a Zero FIR can be filed in accordance to the below mentioned checklist.
-Statement will be recorded by the police officer in writing.
-All details, without any speculation or assumption should be provided to the police during the statement.
-Make the statement official by signing the register.
-Get a copy of your complaint and ask for the identification number or Roll is not provided.
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When to use a Zero FIR?-
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The main idea of a Zero FIR is to initiate the investigation or urge the police to take their initial action. Once you have lodged a Zero FIR, make sure that your complaint is not transferred to the appropriate police station in your jurisdiction without any initial action or investigation.
Crimes like murder, rape and accidents require immediate action from the concerned police authorities so that they take appropriate samples, eye witnesses and other circumstantial details. Zero FIR allows the authorities to pen down the initial action taken rather than trying to figure out what had happened at the crime scene initially.
