Suppose if a situation arises where you went to the police station to lodge an FIR and the police deny by telling you that the offence committed is not within their local area and suggests you go to another police station in whose local area, the offence has been committed and therefore consequently leads to the delay of FIR resulting the loss of the suspicions and facts. Thus, this article will help the readers to understand the aspect of filing a zero FIR without any difficulties. It was introduced on the recommendation of the Justice Verma Comittee formed at the backdrop of the brutal Nirbhaya gang rape in Delhi in 2012.This puts a legal obligation on the police to begin investigation and take quick action without the excuse of absence of jurisdiction. What is Zero FIR? § It means that a FIR can be filed in any police station (i.e. Irrespective of place of incident/jurisdiction) and the same can be later transferred to the appropriate police station having competent...
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