Q. Which of the following statements. about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct?
1. A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station.
2. The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry.
3. Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronically.
Select the answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only
Answer : D
Explanation:
Statement 1 is not correct:
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 has replaced the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973.
The provisions regarding registration of a cognizable offence are now provided under Section 173 of BNSS instead of Section 154 of CrPC.
Zero FIR applies primarily to cognizable offences.
A police station can register the FIR irrespective of territorial jurisdiction and later transfer it to the concerned police station.
Statement 2 is correct:
The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR is lodged may initiate a preliminary enquiry.
Such enquiry can only be conducted with the permission of the competent authority.
This provision is explicitly provided under BNSS, 2023.
Statement 3 is not correct:
Under BNSS, information may be given orally, in writing, or electronically.
Electronic submission is optional, not mandatory.
Therefore, the informant is not obligated to furnish information electronically.
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