Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 provides for recording of information by…

Section 173 of the BNSS (formerly section 154 CrPC) does not make a prior finding that information is credible or reasonable a condition for recording a cognizable-offence report. It requires oral information to be written down and read over, and requires the informant’s signature whether the information was initially oral or written; information given by electronic communication must be signed within three days. Credibility can be investigated subsequently; it is not an extra requirement in this provision.