The full form of FIR is
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The full form of FIR is
- Free Information Report
- Frequent Information Report
- First Information Report
- Fast Information Report
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Correct answer: C - First Information Report
FIR stands for First Information Report, the written record of the first information about a cognizable offence given to the officer in charge of a police station, recorded under section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 154 of the CrPC). Its purpose is to set the investigation in motion, and it is signed by the informant and a copy given to them free of cost. The other expansions of the abbreviation are not used in criminal procedure.
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