Expert Vakil

First understand the FIR, it stands for First Information Report every FIR has serial no, date of occurrence, time of occurrence, place of occurrence, contents of complaint etc. and it is lodged because of commission of cognizable offence (an offence in which police can take suo moto action and no prior approval from court is required ). Every police station has jurisdictional area for which they can take up the investigation if commission of cognizable offence area found under their jurisdiction. Suppose my phone is theft at Bus stand of Lal Quila , Delhi then the police station whose under Lal Quila come will lodge my FIR and investigate it. but in Zero FIR , any police station can register FIR irrespective of jurisdictional area but the investigation will be taken up the police in which place of occurrence reported in FIR. The police station register the zero FIR marking it serial no. zero and transfer to the competent jurisdictional area which can carry out the investigation. ...