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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a copy of the F.I.R. is usually filed with the…

Under Section 176 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly s. 157 CrPC), an officer who has reason to suspect a cognizable offence from an FIR must…

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Under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, a copy of the F.I.R. is usually filed with the magistrate having jurisdiction to take cognizance, by the police officer, in compliance with

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Under Section 176 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly s. 157 CrPC), an officer who has reason to suspect a cognizable offence from an FIR must forthwith send a report of it to the magistrate empowered to take cognizance, which is how the FIR copy usually reaches the magistrate.

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