1. PREFACE
2. RELAY PROVISION
Section 154 Cr. P. C
3. INTERPRETATION
First Information Report is not mentioned in the Code of Criminal Procedure, but
these words are understood to mean recorded under Section 154.
4. SCOPE OF FIR
“F.I.R. is only a primary document, which provides legal basis to police for
proceeding further in accordance with law and for determination of relevant facts.”
2008 YLR 1891
5. OBJECT OF FIR
“First Information Report in a criminal case was an extremely vital and valuable piece
of evidence for the purpose of corroborating the oral and ocular evidence adduced at the
Trial.” 2008 MLD 1611
6. WHO MAY LODGE FIR
It is not a requirement of this sec that the person giving the information should have
personal knowledge of the incident.
7. FIR TO BE REDUCED INTO WRITING
Every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence shall be
reduced to writing.
8. SUBSTANCE OF FIR SHALL BE ENTERED IN A BOOK
Only the substance of information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence
is to be entered in a book to be kept at every police station in such a form as the
Provincial Govt. may prescribe.
“F.I.R. is the document which is entered into the book maintained at the police station at
the complaint of the informant and brings the law into motion, whereby police starts
investigation of the case under S.156, Cr.P.C.”
2008 SCMR 1556
9. IMPORTANCE OF PROMPT FIR
The object of insisting upon prompt lodging of the FIR is to obtain the earliest
version regarding circumstances in which the crime was committed as the delay is likely to
cause coloured version.
10. EFFECT OF PROMPTNESS
FIR is substantive piece of evidence so it must be lodge as soon as possible
11. DELAY IN LODGING FIR
The delay in filing FIR must be explained by the prosecution, as delayed FIR does not
help the prosecution.
12. EXPLANATION OF DELAY
Delay in every case cannot be a ground to arouse suspicion. It can only so when the
delay is unexplained. Unexplained delay in lodging of FIR makes the evidence in the Court unreliable for want of necessary corroboration.
13. EFFECT OF DELAY
Delay in setting the law into motion by lodging of complaint in Court or of FIR at
police is normally viewed by Courts suspicion because there is possibility of concoction of
evidence against an accused. So it is necessary for the prosecution to satisfactorily explain the delay.
“Delay in lodging F.I.R. quite often would result in establishing that same was
a creature of afterthought.” 2008 YLR 1891
14. INORDINATE DELAY
“Delay in lodging F.I.R. quite often would result in establishing that same was a
creature of afterthought.”
15. TELEPHONIC MESSAGE
Whether a telephonic message can be treated as FIR depends on the facts of each
case. If the telephonic is not mysterious or vague, it can be treated as FIR, if on the other
hand, the telephonic message is vague, it cannot be treated as FIR.
A telephonic message about the commission of an offence, entered in General Diary,
lacking details of the commission of offence would not be treated as FIR.
16. STATEMENT OF INFORMANT AFTER INVESTIGATION
Collection of evidence
Actuall Fact
Finding Truth
17. BEFORE WHOM FIR TO BE GIVEN
Police
Application TO Magistrate
SHO
18. INGREDIENTS OF FIR
a) An Information
b) Relating to commission
c) Cognizable offence
d) In writing
e) Signed by the person giving it if written by the person recording it
f) Substance to be entered in a book kept by such officer
g) In such form as the Provincial Government may prescribe
19. EVIDENTIARY VALUE
Fir is substantive piece of evidence
20. CORROBORATION TO ORAL EVIDENCE
CORROBORATION TO ORAL EVIDENCE Must be essentially .
21. SECOND FIR
“Registration of second F.I.R. regarding the same occurrence is not barred.”
2009 MLD 99
“Where a different, opposite or a cross version disclosing commission of a cognizable
offence, is put forth by the complainant, second F.I.R. is not barred.”
PLD 2008 LAH 103
22. RIGHT TO RECEIVE COPY OF FIR
Fundamental right to complainant
Legal heirs
In person
23. PRECLUDE REMARKS
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