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How to File an FIR in India: Step by Step Process

You can file an FIR at any police station in India, free of charge, and you do not have to go to the station…

Takes
FIR is registered immediately on receipt of information; where a preliminary enquiry is allowed it must be completed within 14 days
Costs
Free. A copy of the FIR must be given to the informant or victim forthwith, free of cost, under Section 173(2) BNSS
Authority
State Police (officer in charge of the police station)