CBSE Class 8 Answered

The full form of FIR is First Information Report.

• It is a written document prepared by the police when they receive information about the commission of a cognisable offence.
• It can be filed either verbally or in a written manner.
• It can be filed by the victim, witness or anybody who has knowledge of the crime.
• It can be filed with a police officer at the police station.
• It is compulsory for an officer in charge of a police station to register an FIR whenever a person gives information about a cognisable offence.
• It mentions the date, time and the place of offense, including the description of the events.
• If the identity of the accused persons and witnesses is known, then that too is mentioned.
• It declares the name and address of the complainant.
• It has a specific form in which the police register an FIR, and it is signed by the complainant.
• The complainant has a legal right to get a free copy of the FIR from the police.
• Only after an FIR is filed, do the police start with their investigations.