The Code of Criminal Procedure

Presentation

Submitted by:
Sakshi Naik
3rd Year, BSLS.
Topic: Value of FIR in a criminal trial.
FIR - S.154
 Every information related to the commission of a
cognizable offence
 The information may be given to the police orally or in

writing.
 Reduced in writing and read over to informant.
 Shall be signed by the informant.
 Its substance must be recorded in the General Diary.
 It is obligatory for the police officer to register a FIR.

The section casts a duty upon the police to register FIR

and to conduct investigation except otherwise permitted.
Importance of FIR
 A very important document which sets the criminal law
into motion.
 Used to corroborate or impeach the testimony of person

lodging it.
 The object of FIR is to acquaint the Court before whom

bail application is to be considered and accused is to be

produced, with the facts given out immediately after
the occurrence of the offence and to safeguard the
interests of the accused against subsequent additions
etc.
 In Mehraj Singh v. State of U.P., the SC held that FIR is a
vital and valuable piece of evidence for the purpose of
appreciating the evidence led at the trial.
 In Hasib v. State of Bihar, the FIR can also be used for the
cross-examination of the informant and for contradicting
him under Section 145 of the Evidence Act. But it cannot be
used for the purpose of corroborating or contradicting any
witness other than the person who lodged the FIR.
 In Gulshan Kumar v. Delhi, the accused killed his brother
and assaulted his father in the injured state, named the
accused as assailant in the FIR recorded by the police in the
hospital, it was held that such an FIR was of great value
because it contained the version of the incident at the first
available opportunity on the basis of which the investigation
commenced.
Thank you.