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A first information report (FIR) is a document prepared by police organisations in many South and Southeast Asian countries, including Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, when they receive information about the commission of a cognisable offence, or in Singapore when the police receive information about any criminal offence. It generally ...
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting and analyzing crime data, as defined by the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Special and Local Laws (SLL). NCRB is headquartered in New Delhi and is part of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Vivek Gogia (IPS) is the current director of the NCRB.
In policing on the Indian subcontinent, a chargesheet is prepared after first information reports (FIRs), and charges an individual for (some or all of) the crimes specified in those reports. [1] [unreliable source] [2] [3]
In Delhi and Kerala, the CID is referred to as the Crime Branch, and in Tamil Nadu, it is known as the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID). [4] [5] In Punjab, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is known as the Punjab Bureau of Investigation (PBI or BoI). [6] [7]
Of nearly 70 investigations conducted between 1994 and 2016, 20 resulted in the creation of court-enforced consent decrees, according to a 2017 report from the Justice Department.
The investigation starts immediately after recording the FIR. The information may be given by orally or in writing (A telephonic information is not sufficient to become FIR has been held in the case of Surajit Sarkar vs State of West Bengal 2012 SC). A copy of the FIR shall be given to the informant free of cost immediately.
A presentence investigation report (PSIR) is a legal document that presents the findings of an investigation into the "legal and social background" of a person convicted of a crime before sentencing to determine if there are extenuating circumstances which should influence the severity or leniency of a criminal sentence.
The Jurisdiction of CBI extends across India, but requires prior consent from state governments for investigations within their territories. [ 21 ] Executive officers of the CBI, of the rank of Sub-Inspector and above, are empowered to exercise all the powers of a police officer in charge of a police station for the purpose of investigation in ...