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title: "What are the consequences of lodging an FIR (First Information Report) in India?"  
description: "What are the consequences of lodging an FIR (First Information Report) in India?"  
author: "Aniruddh Singh"  
published: 2018-01-11  
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# What are the consequences of lodging an FIR (First Information Report) in India?

What are the [consequences](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87372/the-khilafat-movement-a-misguided-alliance-with-dangerous-consequences) of lodging an FIR (First Information [Report](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1972/report-printing)) in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health)?

## Answers

### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani

**FIR consists of a document which initiates criminal proceedings to punish the criminal.** An FIR is an important claim to your protection in cases of theft or damage to property.

![What are the consequences of lodging an FIR (First Information Report) in India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/38e8df85-57b7-444f-b34a-d2dc18205e9d/images/7bc23a96-b729-40cb-95bf-c0b28303e385.png) **As after you file an FIR the police get full authority to take action on suspected individual and even can arrest a suspect without an arrest warrant for the further process of Investigation.** However, police department registers an FIR for cognizable offenses which includes crimes like murder, rape, attack, theft etc.

**Police don’t have authority to arrest someone for a non-cognizable offense** which includes defamation or bigamy. In cases of non- cognizable offenses police **proper arrest warrant to arrest the guilty.** \


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