Basic introduction about legal literacy and it's importance

1. Democratic Awareness
with Legal Literacy
Dept. of Political Science

2. FIR: First Information Report
• FIR stands for First Information Report. It is a written document prepared
by Police when they receive an information about a cognizable offence. It is a
complaint generally filed by the victim or someone else on his/her behalf.
When the FIR is registered by the Police, a signed copy is also given to the
victim or the same person who filed the FIR. Police cannot refuse to register
a FIR as it is against the law.

3. Rules to file an FIR
• Anyone can file an FIR who knows about the commission of the cognizable
offence.
• Police must write it down when the information about the commission of the
cognizable offence is given orally.
• The victim or the person who is filing the complaint has right to demand that the
information recorded by police be read to him/her.
• Once the information is recorded, it must be signed by the person giving the
information. If the person cannot write, he or she can put the left thumb
impression on the document.

4. The information in the FIR register is maintained at every
police station. An FIR page contains the following
information.
• FIR number
• Victim's name or the name of the person who reports the complaint
• Name and description of the offender (if known)
• Description of the offence
• Place and time of the offence
• Witnesses, if any.

5. • Thank You