The registration of a first information report at any police station, irrespective of the area in which the offence was committed, is known as:
- A.Zero FIR
- B.Cross FIR
- C.Open FIR
- D.General diary entry
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Zero FIR. A Zero FIR is registered without a regular serial number at any police station when information about a cognizable offence is given there, and it is then transferred to the police station having jurisdiction over the place of the offence, where it gets a regular number. The practice grew out of the recommendations made after the Nirbhaya case and it has now been given statutory form by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which also allows information to be given electronically. Option B is wrong because a cross FIR is a counter complaint filed by the other side about the same incident. Option C is wrong because open FIR is not a term used in criminal procedure. Option D is wrong because a general diary entry is the daily record kept at a police station and it is not the same as the registration of a first information report.
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