Q62.
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. 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. Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer
D
Explanation
Under BNSS Section 173, Zero FIR relates to cognizable offences; the question incorrectly extends it to non-cognizable offences. A preliminary enquiry can be undertaken for specified cognizable offences with the prescribed senior-officer permission, while electronic reporting is optional rather than compulsory. Hence statement 2 only → D.