Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 154 in BNSS
Information in cognizable cases (FIR). Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Information in cognizable cases (FIR)) corresponds to Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence recorded by an officer in charge of a police station is known as:
Answer & explanation
First Information Report
The FIR sets the criminal law in motion. It must be reduced to writing, read over to the informant and signed. A copy is given to the informant free of cost.
The police report filed on completion of investigation is commonly called:
Answer & explanation
Charge sheet, being the report under Section 193 BNSS
The report is forwarded to the Magistrate empowered to take cognizance and states the names of parties, the nature of information, and whether an offence appears to have been committed.
Zero FIR means:
Answer & explanation
An FIR registered at any station regardless of jurisdiction, then transferred
The BNSS gives statutory backing to zero FIR and to registration of information electronically, requiring the case to be transferred to the police station having jurisdiction.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 145 | Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace | 164 |
| 149 | Police to prevent cognizable offences | 168 |
| 151 | Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences | 170 |
| 155 | Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation | 174 |
| 156 | Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case | 175 |
| 157 | Procedure for investigation | 176 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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