January 6, 2015

When "FIR of any murder is registered against some unknown persons" NINE steps which follow :-

1) Police keeps a Register, where each FIR is registered by Serial number.

2) A copy of FIR is required to be sent to Magistrate within 24 hours.

3) Police Station Head assigns FIR to some Police Investigator to investigate crime.

4) Police Investigator has to keep a diary in which he has to keep note of every steps he takes and dates and time required to be recorded.

If someone makes allegation against Police, the Court can ask to see his diary to check what he is doing.

5) Police Investigation Officer will record statements of people who may be knowing something about crime.

These are called Statements under Sec.161

6) If in course of investigation, if he believes that someone has committed crime, he can arrest him and then produce him before judge 

7) At this time,  he can ask for remand of arrested person for custodial interrogation.

8) At end of investigation, he has to give a report to Court.

9) Once FIR is registered, Police Investigating Officer cannot close this investigation without permission of court.

Haresh Raichura
6/1/15

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