First Information Report

Submitted to: Submitted by:

Ashwini Pant M. Dinesh Reddy

L.L.B 3 Years

A3256117123

Amity Law School

Block I-2, Sector 125, Amity Campus, Amity University, Noida, UP.
 Table of Content

1. State v. Shiv Singh

2. Ravi Kumar v State of Punjab

3. P. Sirajuddin v State of Madras
4. Hasan Adbulla v. State
5. Hem Raj v State of Punjab
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This legal writing is the outcome of the study by the author. Any material used from
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work I would thank number of people. I thank the esteemed Director of this institution for
inculcating the concept of preparing a dissertation and allowing me to present my point of view
in a liberal manner. In addition to her my heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Ashwini Pant, Professor,
Amity Law School, Noida, who undertook the role of supervisor, mentor and guide for the
successful preparation of this dissertation. I am thankful to his invaluable advice given to me
and also for helping me in exploring and understanding the subject better. This work is an
outcome of an un-parallel infrastructural support that I have received from staff and employees
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take this opportunity to thank my family and friends especially my parents, for lending their
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Case1: State v. Shiv Singh

The term FIR has not been defined in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
However, it is nothing but the statement of the maker of the report at a police
station before a police officer recorded in the manner provided by the provisions
of the Code.

State of Kerala v. Samuel

In this case whether or not a particular statement would constitute the first
information is a question of fact and would depend upon the circumstances of the
case. It is not every piece of information, however vague and indefinite or
unauthenticated which will form the FIR, merely because it was the first to reach
the police station. The special significance of the FIR lies in the fact that it is a
record of the earliest information about an alleged offence, a statement given
before the circumstances of the crime can be forgotten or embellished, The
information must not be vague, but definite enough to enable the police to start
investigation.

Case 2: Ravi kumar v State of Punjab

In the case of Ravi kumar v State of Punjab. the Supreme Court stated “the
first information report is a report giving information of the commission of the
cognizable crime which may be made by the complaint or by the complainant or
by any other person knowing about the commission of such offence. It is intended
to set the criminal law in motion. Any information relating to the commission of
a cognizable offence is required to be reduced to writing by the officer-in- charge
of the police station which has to be signed by the person giving it and the
substance thereof is required to be entered into the book to be kept by such officer
in such form as the state government may prescribe in that behalf. The registration
of the FIR empowers the officer – in –charge of the police station to commence
investigation with respect to the crime reported to him. A copy of the FIR is
required to be sent forthwith to the Magistrate empowered to take cognizance of
such offence.”

Case 3: P.Sirajuddin v State of Madras

In the case of P.Sirajuddin v State of Madras it has been held that another
equally important object of recording of the first information report is to obtain
an early information of an alleged offence from the informant and to put into
writing the statement before his memory fails or before he gets the time and
opportunity to embellish it. The information so obtained is very important for the
accused also inasmuch as he is entitled to know what were the facts stated
immediately after the occurrence to connect him with the crime. It safeguards him
against subsequent variations, additions and alterations.

Case 4: Hasan Adbulla v. State

Section 154 of the Cr PC, 1973 provides for the information in cognizable
offence.The section provides that if the information is given orally, it shall be
reduced to writing by the officer-in-charge of the police station or under his
direction and be read over to the informant and shall be signed by the person
giving it. The substance of information shall also be entered in a book kept by
such officer in the form prescribed therefore Any person aware of the commission
of any cognizable offence may give information to the police and may, thereby
set the criminal law in motion. Such information is to be given to the officer-in-
charge of the police station having jurisdiction to investigate the offence.
The information so received shall be recorded in such a form and manner as is
provided in section 154. That section is intended to ensure the making of an
accurate record of the information given to the police.

Case 5: Hem Raj v State of Punjab

In the case the Supreme Court has said that the section 154 of CrPC.
requires an information of a cognizable offence to set the investigation machinery
into action. First Information Report may or may not contain all details and
particulars as to incident. It is sufficient if it indicates commission of a crime so
as to enable police to start an investigation. Elaborate account of everything what
had happened is not necessary.

The word information means something in the nature of a complaint or

accusation, or at least information of a crime, given with the object of putting the
police in motion in order to investigate, as distinguished from information
obtained by the police when actively investigating a crime as has been held in the
case.