FAQ's ABOUT F.I.R. / N.C.

/ COMPLAINT / COGNIZANCE
1 ) What is an F.I.R ?
Ans : F.I.R. means First Information Report, made to police, about commission of a cognizable offence, In effect, it amounts to putting law in to motion by giving information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence to an officer in charge of a police station, (which shall be reduced into writing and read over to the informant) and shall be signed by the person giving such information. It is mandatory to give a copy of the first information report (as recorded by police) to the complainant or informant free of cost.

2 ) How do I lodge F.I.R.?

Ans : The informant/ complainant should go to the police station having jurisdiction over the area (where the offence is committed) and report to officer in-charge/ station house officer about commission of a cognizable offence. In case information is given on telephone, the informant / complainant should subsequently go to the police station for registration of F.I.R.

3 ) What is a cognizable case or What is cognizable offence ?

Ans : A cognizable case means a case in which a police officer may, in accordance with the First Schedule of Cr.P.C. (1973), or under any other law for the time being in force, arrest without warrant.

4 ) What is the meaning of the term taking cognizance?

Ans: The term taking cognizance has not been defined in Code of Criminal Procedure. When any Magistrate takes cognizance under section 190 (1) (a) Cr.P.C., he must not only have applied his mind to the contents of the petition, but he must have done so for the purpose of proceeding in a particular way as per procedure prescribed in the Cr.P.C., and there after sending the complaint for further enquiry. A magistrate can also order investigations under section 156(3) of Cr.P.C.

5 ) What is a Non cognizable offence ?

Ans : Non cognizable offence means in which a police officer has no authority to arrest without warrant.

6 ) How do I lodge a NC complaint ?

Ans : Information about such offences is to be given in a similar manner as explained under

F.I.R.. The officer in-charge would reduce the complaint in writing (about commission of Non cognizable offence ) and give a copy thereof to the complainant free of cost. No police officer can investigate a non-cognizable case unless he obtains prior permission of a Magistrate having power to try such case.

7 ) What is meant by a complaint ?

Ans : Complaint means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate, with a view to his taking action under the code of criminal procedure (1973), that some person (whether known or unknown), has committed an offence.

8 ) What is meant by public place ?

Ans : Public place includes (and means) the foreshore, the precincts of every public building or monument, and all place accessible to the public for drawing water, washing or bathing or for the purpose of recreation. { B.P.Act 1951, sec 2(13) }

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ACTS & RULES

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The Indian Pinal Code The Code of Criminal Procedure ,1973 Indian Evidance Act The Arms Act, 1959 The Explosives Act, 1884 Bombay Police Act,1951 The Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 The Prevention of Immoral Traffecking Act The Anti-Hijacking Act, 1982 The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 The Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995 The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation ) Act, 1986 The Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection of Children), Act 2000 The Information Technology Act, 2000 The Prevention of Illicit Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 The Prevention of Illicit Traffic In Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances(Amendment) Act, 1996 The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 The Consumer Protection Act, 2002

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The Consumer Protection (Amendment)Act, 2002 The Copyright Act 1957 The Cinematograph Act, 1952 The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1932 The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1938 The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1961 The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 The Explosive Substances Act, 1908 The Explosive Substances (Amendment) Act, 2001 The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 The Forest (Conservation Act, 1980) The Freedom of Information Act, 2002 The Passport Act, 1967 The Passport (Amendment) Act, 2002 The Persons With Disabilities (Equal oppertunities, protection of rights and full participation, Act), 1995 The Police Act, 1861 The Police Act, 1888 The Police Act, 1949 The Police (Incitement To Disaffection) Act, 1922 The Police Forces (Restrictions Of Rights) Act, 1966 The Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 The Supression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act, 1956 The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act The Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Amendment Act, 2003 The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 /////// ?///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

ial 100 for help or stop a cop if in distress. As the crime graph climbs in the city, the olice are opening up new avenues for people to seek help

rouse? Use mouse With the world accessible at the click of a button, the winds of the cyber revolution are blowing rong through the corridors of power. The Mumbai police is all set to ease the avenue for omplaints and Mumbaikars will soon be able lodge a First Information Report (FIR) by just an mail complaint. The state had initially planned to levy a fee of Rs 10, however as per the latest an the complainant need not pay any fee for registering an FIR.

ll that the complainant has to do is to log on to the Maharashtra State Police online eomplaint gistration at http://gms.maharashtra.gov.in/CMS/ and select the district and police station om the drop-down list and then lodge the complaint. According to the Minister of State for ome Ramesh Bhagwe, in the pilot project the state plans to make e-mail complaint facility itially operational in the Bandra-Kurla Police station in a month or so.

ccording to officials, e-mail complaints will ensure free and fair lodging of complaints and ave time for people who go to the police station for the same. Complainants will have to just rovide their mobile numbers and e-mail IDs and the reference would be a mobile number. The ystem will also send a verification code via SMS to the mobile number, which needs to be lled in by the complainant for authenticating the complaint. The verification code also helps e complainant track his complaint online.

itizens to e-mail their complaints to the police, citizens can log on to the Maharashtra State olice online E-Complaint Registration Web site. Besides, the system would also be enable olice officers to track complaints. ccording to state IT Principal Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, the chances of people filing lse complaints will be less as the cell phone number could be traced, besides the police gets in uch with the complainant immediately after the FIR is lodged.

More importantly, all types of complaints including cognizable and non-cognizable can be dged through the e-complaint FIR system.

t the click of a button n-Site help: For the tech savvy, the Mumbai police has a website, tp://mumbaipolice.org/contact.htm where citizens are allowed to file complaints.

et, those who are quick to click the button, hold your horses - or that keyboard.

he site also has a disclaimer that says: as per the prevailing laws, FIR of a major crime cognizable crimes' like theft, burglary, motor vehicle theft, accident, chain-snatching, assault, pe, murder, attempt to commit murder, robbery, dacoity, extortion etc) can only be registered a police station.

his site shall only entertain complains about minor crimes ('non-cognizable crimes').

our complaint shall be referred to the concerned police station, where you may be called for rther clarifications and/or to give statement.

What are cognizable and non-cognizable offences? rime can be cognizable or non-cognizable. The difference between a cognizable and a nonognizable offence is that in a non-cognizable offence the Police cannot arrest a person without rders of the court, i.e. without a court warrant and can investigate into the case only on the xpress directions of the court to that effect.

herefore, the experience is that in a non-cognizable offence the police station officer records e complaint as a non-cognizable offense, commonly referred as an N.C., and advises the omplaint or victim to approach the court for further directions. In a cognizable offense, the olice can take cognizance of the offense on its own i.e. it need not wait for the court orders as e law envisages that in such offences permission of the court to the police to investigate the ime is implicit.

enior scene ndia, known for its traditional veneration of seniors is now reeling under the onslaught of what known as silver crime, which means targetting older citizens, usually for robbery. In many ases, the assailant kills his victim. Changing lifestyles, urban trends where children fly the oop and parents live alone, besides fraying values are just some reasons for the spurt in attacks gainst seniors.

n Wednesday, a widow in her late '50s (though that would not really put her in the seniors ategory) was murdered in Mulund. It was a brutal attack, with 35 stab wounds. Her nephew is suspect. Robbery is suspected as motive. The murder is typical of a pattern. A widow, usually one at home, lets in a trusted relative or stranger and falls victim to a gruesome crime.

he police have recognized this and are urging seniors to call something called ElderLine on 090.

When can senior citizens call ElderLine? >When they require urgent medical help. >When they face situations that involve physical violence or pose a risk to their lives. >Senior citizens may directly call 1090 to register themselves.

afety tips o pervasive have these crimes become that the police has some advice for senior citizens to

ke precautions. hough aimed at seniors, many of these tips are generic in nature and can apply to other emographic groups as well. >Persons known to the victims -- servant, watchmen or others, commit majority of offences. >These criminals are generally not on police record. >Despite requesting them to do so, old persons are wary of going to police stations in their risdiction to give detailed records of themselves, if they stay alone. >People are reluctant to register their domestic help's details with the police station. >There are other common sense tips which we all tend to forget, in the hurly-burly of daily ving like: when admitting a workman or salesman at home do not leave him alone, and erifying the identity of repairmen who visit the house.

ial D for distress ne needs to dial 100 for the police. The police state that they have 25 lines for the telephone umber 100. There are a host of other numbers, which can be accessed but 100 is the easiest to member. In any case, as a citizen, you have a right to stop a policeman on foot patrol, on a o'bike or a vehicle, in case in danger and need of help.

salute the Mumbai Police' pays to approach the police. That is the message that Cherag Bambboat (29) manager of a osmetics store in South Mumbai wanted to reinforce after he was gypped of his money and as assaulted by a friend last year. Bambboat, who got back his money, had spoken out to the aper in an extensive interview, because he wanted to shatter the myth that the police do not elp and especially, gay men are afraid to approach the cops for any help. His story had in fact, unctured the cynicism of most people towards the police. can be read at the link

While Cherag's story about a friendship gone sour is too long to recount here, it is what he said at should inspire people to seek police recourse. Gay men are wary claiming that the police arass or intimidate them using section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a piece of gislation in India introduced during the British rule. It is used to criminalize homosexuality nd is commonly referred to as the anti-sodomy law. They also say that it is used against them extort money. Cherag though had said, "With my story I want to say, do not shove things nder the carpet, make a noise and stand up for what is right. There is a remedial and protective stinct in the police officers even today. I pay my full respects to the Mumbai police and the ctful way in which Gamdevi and Dongri police stations handled this." Cherag had a special off of the hat to Dongri police ACP Nalawade and Snr. Inspector Bharat Tambe. Cherag had dded, "I put my trust in the police and it paid off with great justice. Many gays, especially, are raid to approach the police fearing harassment and intimidation, but I have learnt that the law pares no one, I mean no one. I thank all those who stood by me and salute the Mumbai police r the justice they fight to obtain every day in thousands of cases."
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Welcome to FIR online This site has been created to help those who have not been to able to get help from their local police or other government agencies. If you have tried to register a complaint (FIR-First Investigation Report) or report a crime in a police station and failed, please file an online FIR on this site. We will publish it on the internet. You may also send us your information, if you have registered or filed a complaint/FIR, but appropriate action has not been taken. To file a FIR please go to FILE A FIR on top of this page. For all other communications please see the Contact us page. We plan to send a copy of your complaint to the following people: Offices of the president of the country Offices of a court of law/judge National Newspapers Other national or international organizations Offices of the highest ranking police officers of the country
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n a long awaited reform, the e-complaint initiative will help people in filing police complaints asily.

iling FIR has always been a tedious process. So much so that for even some necessary causes, ke stolen mobile phones or lost driving license, people rarely reported them to the police ecause of the hassles involved.

nitially, the e-complaint system will be launched in Maharashtra, mainly in the areas of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. If you want to register a complain in any of these regions, mple visit http://maharashtra.gov.in and add your complaint along with your mobile number. reference number will be sent back to your mobile number with information on the police ation under whose jurisdiction the complaint was registered.

complaint is not really same as filing an FIR. But it is a way to reduce the stress involved with ling an FIR or First Information Report. When an e-complaint is filed, the concerned police ation fixes an appointment with you, and you may visit them on the chosen date to file the IR. One benefit of having the process online is that now youd be able to track the progress in our case online and also make police accountable for the work needed.
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How to get your FIR lodged

ere is all what a common man can do if police does not register FIR.

Talk to SHO of the concerned Police station and ask him to register FIR. Most probably he ill try to persuade you not to register FIR and instead ask you to write complaint on a piece of aper. Police is bound to take action on FIR as they need to give explanation of each & every IR registered in a month to the district magistrate. No such boundation exists for a complaint.

In case SHO does not register your FIR (which will be the usual case), you can meet ACP or CP of that zone.

In case you can't take off from your office work, write a registered mail to DCP with a opy to ACP or district magistrate of that district with a copy of the complaint and asking r an explanation that why your FIR was not registered?

) There is a website of delhi police where you will find all the relevant persons of all dcps, cps and commissioner of delhi police to whom you can contact through email.

If nothing works out the last thing you can do is to call up at this number and register your omplaint on phone itself. or Police related complaints you can also contact to Flying Squad of Vigilance Branch : (011) 3213355.
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Getting your FIR lodged is absolutely must as it makes police accountable to take action. This will definitely help to bring down the crime rate. f) If Police does not take action on your complaint or FIR you can file a 10 rs RTI which is a handwritten application to be deposited at DCP of that zone. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] Hope this information is useful.

efer these websites for further information:

tp://www.delhipolice.nic.in/home/contactus.aspx tp://india.gov.in/outerwin.php?id=http://mha.gov.in/ tp://pgportal.gov.in/

tp://164.100.42.72/rti-mis/

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