First Information Report (FIR) fir is also called first data report is a data of commission of cognizable offense given to police by victim or any other individual having information that a cognizable offence has been committed.

The object of lodged a FIR according to the perspective of police is to obtain information of alleged offense for the purpose of tracing the offender committed the offense.

Every FIR will be uploaded online within 24 hours from the lodging of FIR, except in cases of offense sensitive in nature for example sexual offenses. The term sensitive data also includes concept of privacy. The choice not to uploaded an FIR respect being had to its sensitive nature will be taken by an officer not below the position of superintendent of police or individual person holding equivalent post.an accused entitled to get a copy of the FIR at a previous stage than prescribed under sec 207 crpc.

The copies of the FIR ought to be uploded on police site or if there is no such website on the official website of state government within 24 hours after registration so any individual person can download the FIR from the site.

The object of lodging a FIR as indicated by the point of view of police is to secure information of supposed offense to follow the wrongdoer committed the offense. Besides, according to the perspective of the witness is to gotten the criminal regulation under way.

A FIR should be stopped if there should be an occurrence of cognizable offenses, no FIR can be held up in case of non-cognizable offenses.if there should arise an occurrence  of non-cognizable offenses just non-cognizable report which is generally called NCR can be stopped. An FIR must be stopped in the event of cognizable offenses, no FIR can be held up in the event of non-cognizable offenses. In the event of non-cognizable offenses just non-cognizable report which is otherwise called NCR can be stopped. An FIR can only be lodged in case of cognizable offences ,no FIR can be lodged in case of non-cognizable offences. In case non-cognizable offences only non-cognizable report which is also known as NCR can be lodged

Idea and beginning of zero FIR?

In reality most of the time it is seen that police officers’ refuses enlist a FIR giving the abused party who will register an FIR. That why, to manage such situation the idea of zero FIR was presented.

Zero FIR is an FIR that can be register in any police station regardless of any territorial jurisdiction, regional ward of the police station lodging such FIR, later on such FIR is moved from such police station to the police station having territorial jurisdiction to explore for investigation in such FIR.so thus it implies that no police officer can decline to register an FIR on the ground that the concerned offense doesn’t fall in their territorial jurisdiction.

The idea of zero FIR can be followed back from different choice of apex court few of such choice are talked about in this. The supreme court in the case of state of AP v Punati ramulu held that refusal to record an FIR on the ground that the spot of crimes doesn’t fall inside regional locale of police station, adds up to statement of obligation. information about cognizable offense would need to be recorded and sent to the police station having jurisdiction

The APEX court in case of Ramesh kumara v state (NCT of DELHI). held that the concerned police officer is duty bound to register the case based on information disclosing a cognizable offense