LEGAL WORD
First Information Report
Legal term · Criminal procedure
First Information Report
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Criminal procedure
1 What it means
The first report of a cognizable offence given to the police, recorded under Section 173 of the BNSS. It sets the criminal law in motion.
2 Use it in a sentence
The victim lodged the First Information Report the morning after the theft.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using First Information Report about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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