Haryana Judicial Service (Civil Judge) Prelims 2010 Previous Year Question Papers with MCQ Answers

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FIR can be filed under which Section of C.R.P.C. ?

A: Section 151
B: Section 154
C: Section 155
D: Section 54

The answer is: B

Explanation

The correct option is B: Section 154.

FIR stands for First Information Report, which is the earliest and the first information of a cognizable offence recorded by an officer-in-charge of a police station.

According to Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), any person who has knowledge of the commission of a cognizable offence can give such information orally or in writing to the officer-in-charge of a police station. The officer-in-charge is then required to reduce the information into writing, read it over to the informant, and enter it in a book to be kept by such officer. The informant can also sign the written document and receive a copy of it. This document is known as the FIR, which sets the criminal law in motion and starts the investigation.