Zero First Information Report: Indian Laws and Practices
4 Pages Posted: 28 Apr 2020
Date Written: March 1, 2020
Abstract
The Indian criminal justice system has been efficiently preventing the crimes and punishing the offenders and culprits which is in furtherance of State’s legal obligations to protect its subjects from the wrongs/crimes committed against body or property or both. It is gradually developing new concepts and providing platforms maintaining the rule of law. The concept of Zero FIR (First Information Report), inter alia, is new one which entitles a person to bring into notice of police (irrespective of jurisdiction) the occurrence of an offence. This paper unearths the legal provisions relating to Zero FIR. Further, it gives some sensible suggestions also.
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