Can FIR be changed after its registration?

[Anonymous]

Can FIR be modified after it has been registered? If I have forgotten to mention some important event in the FIR and If I tell police about it, will they change the FIR now?

[Dr. Ashok Dhamija]

Once the FIR has been registered by police, it cannot be changed or modified. FIR is not supposed to be an encyclopaedia. It is the first information to the police informing them about the commission of a cognizable offence, and to set the law in motion. Every detail of the offence need not be mentioned in it, though the material information about the offence may be there.

Therefore, if you as a complainant forgot to include any particular information in the FIR lodged by you with the police, you can provide such further information to the police during investigation, such as, as a part of your statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. However, it may not be possible to amend the FIR after it has been registered by police.

     

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