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Do you know 'Zero FIR' can be lodged in Police Station irrespective of place of crime ? Adv. Rohit Erande.©

Zero ( 0 ) FIR - Something we all must know about, because in these days, the victim could be anyone.. Adv. Rohit Erande. © The recent gruesome  incident of rape and murder of a lady Doctor in Hyderabad shook the entire nation. D on't  blame people for rejoicing over Hyderabad Encounter. It's a failure of our investigation and judicial system ?😞 What irked people more was,  reportedly the concerned Police refused to register the FIR of the incident as it was  "beyond their jurisdiction" ! ..  But actually  what's   the Law ? Many of us might have heard similar excuse from Police, but many of also might not be aware of Zero FIR. It's a stop gap arrangement, one may call it. The concerned Police Commissioner after suspending 3 cops issued an order to all the police stations to register FIRs of all the cognizable offenses irrespective of Jurisdiction. It's been followed in other cities too, including Pune..  Now Lets see the prov