Prelims 2026 • Paper 1 (GS) • Q.62

Prelims 2026Paper 1 (GS) • Q.62
PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)2026 • Q.62
Polity

Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct?

1
A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station.
2
The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry.
3
Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronically.
2026 PrelimsPaper 1 (GS)

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Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. (Prelims)

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