Under Section 154 of the CrPC, what is a First Information Report (FI

Section 154 of the CrPC mandates that every information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence, if given orally to a police officer, shall be reduced to writing, read over to the informant, and signed by them this document is the First Information Report (FIR). If the officer-in-charge refuses to record the FIR, Section 154(3) provides that the aggrieved person may send the substance of such information in writing and by post to the Superintendent of Police. If the Superintendent of Police is satisfied that the information discloses a cognizable offence, he shall either investigate the case himself or direct an investigation by a subordinate officer. Additionally, the Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari v. Government of Uttar Pradesh (2013) held that registration of FIR is mandatory upon receipt of information disclosing a cognizable offence, and police officers have no discretion to refuse registration. A copy of the FIR must be given free of cost to the informant under Section 154(2).