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P.C.<br>a police officer is duty bound to register a case on the basis of such information<br>disclosing a cognizable offence and FIR has to be registered irrespective of territorial<br>jurisdiction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Commission for Minorities in its Annual Report 2011-12 has<br>recommended prompt action in registration of FIRs, timely filing of charge sheet and<br>speedy trial to restore the faith of minorities. In this regard, it is pertinent to note that<br>registration of FIR is the first step in the whole process. Therefore all States\/UTs must<br>ensure that utmost promptness in registering FIRs is extended to all those who<br>approach the police for registration of FIRs without any discrimination of whatever<br>kind. Once again it is requested to ensure that FIRs get registered in strict compliance<br>to above stated advisories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is requested to kindly ensure that these instructions are circulated amongst all<br>concerned Departments\/ Organizations and others under your jurisdiction for strict<br>compliance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><br>Yours faithfullv<br>Joint Secretary to the Govt, of India<br>Tel No. 23438100<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To<br>Mo. 15011\/91\/2013 &#8211; SC\/ST-W<br>Government of India<br>Ministry of Home Affairs<br>\\ Centre State Division<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5th Floor, NDCC-II Building<br>Jai Singh Road, New Delhi<br>dated the 5th February, 2013\/\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Additional Chief Secretary\/Principal Secretary (Horne Department)<br>Sub:- Compulsory Registration of FIR u\/s 154 Cr.P.C when the<br>information makes out a cognizable offence<br>Sir\/Ma&#8217;am,<br>This is in continuation to the earlier advisory of the Ministry of Home Affairs dated 10-<br>05-20131 regarding the registration of FIR irrespective of territorial jurisdiction and zero FIR.<br>We had made it clear that as per section 154(1), of the Cr. P.C. a police officer is duty bound<br>to register a case on the basis of such information disclosing a cognizable offence. We had<br>also made it clear that when it becomes apparent that even if the offence has been<br>committed outside the jurisdiction of the police station, zero FIR would still be registered and<br>the FIR would be then transferred to the appropriate police station as per Section 170 of the<br>Cr. P.C.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in W.P, (Cri.) No.68 of 2008 in Lalita Kumar Vs<br>Government of U.P2. and others on 12-11-2013 had addressed the issue of mandatory<br>registration of FIRs and had held that registration of FIR either on the basis of the information<br>furnished by the informant when it makes out a cognizable offence u\/s 154(1) of the Cr, P.C.<br>or otherwise u\/s 157 (I) of the Cr. P.C. is obligatory. It also held that reliability, genuineness<br>and credibility of the information are not conditions precedent for registering a case u\/s 154<br>of the Cr. P.C. Since the legislative intent is to ensure that every cognizable offence is<br>promptly investigated in accordance with law, hence there is no discretion or option left with<br>the police to register or not to register an FIR once information of a cognizable offence has<br>been provided. The court was quite perturbed about the burking of crime registration and<br>has concluded that non-registration of crime leads to dilution of rule of law and thus leads to<br>1 htcp:\/\/rnha.nic.in\/sites\/uoload files\/mha\/files\/AdvisorvFlR-29Q513.odf<br>2 http:\/\/iudis.nic.in\/supremecourt\/imgsl.aspx?filename=4096Q<br>definite lawlessness in the society, which is detrimental to the society as a whole. It ha.<br>Mience called for action against erring officers who do not register an FIR if information<br>received by him\/her discloses the commission of a cognizable offence. It may be mentioned<br>that Section 166 A of Cr. P.C. prescribes a penalty of imprisonment up to two years and also r<br>fine for non-registration of a FIR for an offence described u\/s 166 A. It may be also<br>mentioned that if after investigation the information given is found to be false, there is<br>always an option to prosecute the complainant for filing a false FIR under Chapter X! of the<br>I.P.C.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Supreme Court has provided for some exceptions to the mandatory registration of<br>FIR and for the conduct of preliminary inquiry which are as follows:<br>(a) If the information received does not disclose the commission of cognizable offence but<br>indicates the necessity for an inquiry, a preliminary inquiry may be conducted only to<br>ascertain whether a cognizable offence is disclosed or not. If the inquiry discloses the<br>commission of a cognizable offence, the FIR must be registered. In cases where<br>preliminary inquiry ends in closing the complaint, a copy of the entry of such closure<br>must be supplied to the first informant within one week and it must also disclose the<br>reasons in brief for closing the complaint and not proceeding further.<br>(b) The other categories of cases in which preliminary inquiry may be made are:<br>(i) Matrimonial disputes\/farnily disputes<br>(ii) Commercial offences<br>(iii) Medical negligence cases<br>(iv) Corruption cases<br>(v) Cases where there is an abnormal delay in initiating criminal prosecution.<br>Example: over 3 months delay in reporting the matter without satisfactorily<br>explaining the reasons for delay<br>(vi) The Supreme Court has also insisted that all preliminary inquiries should be<br>completed within 7 days and any delay with the causes should be reflected in<br>the General Diary\/Station House Diary\/Daily Diary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Supreme Court has, inter-alia, deprecated the practice of first recording the<br>information in the General Diary and then conducting a preliminary inquiry and thereafter<br>registering the FIR. It has clarified that registration of the FIR is to be done in the FIR<br>Register\/Book (in the standard format prescribed) and in addition, the gist or substance of<br>the FIR is to be recorded in the General Diary as mandated in the Police Act or Police<br>Regulations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In addition, to ensure accountability in the functioning of police, the Supreme Court<br>emphasized that all actions of the police should be reduced to writing and documented<br>through entries made in the General Diary of the Police Station.<br>L( i &#8211;<br>.6. Home Departments of the States\/UTs may direct the DGPs\/IGPs to issue necessary<br>instructions in the light of the above advisory so that ail police officers are made aware of<br>them and the contents are also incorporated in the training curriculum of the police<br>personnel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The receipt of the same may kindly be acknowledged.<br>(S. Suresh Kumar)<br>Joint Secretary (CS)<br>To<br>No. 15011\/35\/2013 &#8211; SC\/ST-W<br>Government of India<br>Ministry of Home Affairs<br>Centre State Division<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5th Floor, NDCC-II Building<br>Jai Singh road, New Delhi<br>the 10th May, 2013<br>The Additional Chief Secretary\/ Principal Secretary (Home)<br>Sub: Registration of FIR irrespective of territorial jurisdiction and Zero FIR<br>Sir\/Ma&#8217;am,<br>This relates to the registration of FIR by the police when they receive a<br>call\/compiaint related to a crime committed and suspected to be outside the jurisdiction<br>of the police station concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fiome Departments of the States\/UTs may direct the DGPs\/IGPs to issue above<br>instruction so as to reach all police stations at the shortest possible time.<br>The receipt of the same may kindly be acknowledged.<br>(S Suresh KUMAR)<br>J5 (CS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instructions are envisaged on account of the delays occurring when there are issues<br>relating to the area jurisdiction regarding the investigation of the case. The hesitation to<br>take up investigation of cases falling in uncertain territorial areas needs to be dispelled<br>to allay the fears that it may be liable to be quashed u\/s 482 of the Cr.P.C. There are two<br>rulings of the Supreme Court in Satvinder Kaur vs Govt, of NCT of Delhi on 5\/10\/1999<br>(AIR 1999, Delhi 1031) and in Ramesh Kumari vs Govt, of NCT Delhi on 21\/2\/2006. In the<br>former case, the Court held that at the stage of investigation, the material collected by<br>an investigating officer cannot be judicially scrutinized for arriving at a conclusion that<br>the police station officer of particular police station would not have territorial<br>jurisdiction. That apart, section 156(2) of the Cr.P.C contains an embargo that no<br>proceeding of a police officer shall be challenged on the ground that he has no<br>territorial power to investigate the case. In the latter case, the Court held that a police<br>officer is duty bound to register the case on the basis of such information disclosing a<br>cognizable offence u\/s 154(1) of the Cr.P.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legal position stated above expects that the police shall register an FIR upon<br>receipt of information of the commission of a cognizable offence. Further, if after<br>registration of FIR, upon investigation, it is found that the subject matter relates to the<br>jurisdiction of some other police station, the FIR may be appropriately transferred to the<br>police station in which the case falls. Moreover, if at the time of registration of FIR, it<br>becomes apparent that the crime was committed outside the jurisdiction of the police<br>station, the police should be appropriately instructed to register a &#8216;Zero&#8217; FIR, ensure that<br>the FIR is transferred to the concerned police station u\/s 170 of the Cr.P.C. It should be<br>clearly stated that the delay over the determination of the jurisdiction leads to<br>avoidable wastage of time which impacts on the victim and also leads to offenders<br>getting an opportunity to slip from the clutches of the law. It should be clearly<br>instructed that failure to comply with the instruction of registering an FIR on receipt of<br>information about the cognizable offence will invite prosecution of the police-officer<br>u\/sl66A of the IPC for an offence specified u\/sl66A or departmental action or both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may also be emphasized that police services should be sensitized to respond to<br>complaints with alacrity whether is from a man or a woman. Apprehending the accused<br>must take place immediately after the complaint as there is a tendency of the person<br>committing the crime slipping away should there be a delay on extraneous grounds like<br>jurisdiction. The police may also put in place a system of rewarding the personnel for<br>timely response and punishment for wanton lethargy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/service-public.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CompulsoryRegistrationFIRs_cognizable_zeroFIRs.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of CompulsoryRegistrationFIRs_cognizable_zeroFIRs.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-319b7373-2747-4c4c-9aac-ecff401388c8\" href=\"https:\/\/service-public.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CompulsoryRegistrationFIRs_cognizable_zeroFIRs.pdf\">CompulsoryRegistrationFIRs_cognizable_zeroFIRs<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/service-public.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CompulsoryRegistrationFIRs_cognizable_zeroFIRs.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-319b7373-2747-4c4c-9aac-ecff401388c8\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. 15011\/91\/2013-SC\/ST-WGovernment of India\/Bharat sarkarMinistry of Home Affairs NDCC.il Building, Jai Singh roadNew DelhiDated the 12th October, 2015ToThe Chief SecretariesAll State Governments\/UT AdministrationsSubject: Advisory on no discrimination in compulsory registration of FIRs-RegardingSir\/Madam,Reference is invited to this Ministry\u2019s Advisories dated 10th May 2013 and 5thFebruary 2014 regarding compulsory registration of FIR u\/s 154 Cr P.C (copiesenclosed). 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