Information in cognizable cases
Provision concerning giving and recording information about cognizable offences.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 154 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Criminal procedure · LEGAL ISSUE GUIDE
FIR / Police Complaint
एफआईआर
Find FIR-registration, non-cognizable reports and investigative powers.
Understanding this legal issue
Find FIR-registration, non-cognizable reports and investigative powers.
The available process depends on whether the allegations disclose a cognizable offence. Other remedies may apply when police decline to act; this page does not substitute for procedural advice.
Key question: Do the reported facts disclose a cognizable offence?
SELECTED PROVISIONS · NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
Core procedure
Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation
Procedure concerning information about non-cognizable offences.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 155 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case
Investigative powers and conditions within the statute.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 156 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Related procedure
Report of police officer on completion of investigation
Deals with the police report after investigation and certain continuing duties.
Earlier-law reference: CrPC 173 · orientation only
Official law source ↗Rights
Protection of life and personal liberty
Protects life and personal liberty, subject to procedure established by law and constitutional interpretation.
Official law source ↗Protection against arrest and detention
Sets out safeguards concerning arrest and detention, subject to constitutional exceptions.
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