A crime case can be registered within the jurisdiction of a police station where the offence has occurred.
Refusal to record in First Information Report on the ground that the place of crime does not fall within the jurisdictions of the police station, amounts to dereliction of duty. Information about cognizable offence should be recorded and forwarded to the police station having jurisdiction.
Yes, the person giving information relating to the commission of a cognizable offence has to sign the FIR as per section 154(1) CrPC.
Yes, a copy of the FIR shall be given to the informant free of cost as per section 154(2) CrPC.
Yes, a complaint can be send to the police through email
No statement made by any person to a police officer in the course of an investigation shall if reduced into writing, be signed by the person making it as per section 162 CrPC.
Section 160 CrPC authorizes a police officer making an investigation to require the attendance before himself of any person, who appears to be acquainted with the circumstance of the case, but no male under 15 years or woman shall be required to attend at any place other than place in which such male or women resides.
No payment is required to be given for any police service
- A person can join the AP police in the following ways
- As a police constable, by passing the written examination, physical and medical test conducted by the AP Public Service Commission.
- As a Sub Inspector, passing the written examination, physical, medical test and Interview conducted by the AP Public Service Commission.
- As a Supdt. of Police by passing the various examination, physical test, medical test and Interview as part of the Civil Service conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
- Lodging a false report to the police is made punishable under sections 182 and 211 IPC