Who records an FIR?

• A. The magistrate.
• B. The victim.
• C. The judge.
• D. The police.

Answer: (D)

The act of recording an FIR is a police function. When information about the commission of a cognizable offense is provided, the officer in charge of a police station reduces that information to writing and registers it as an FIR. The information can come from the informant or any other person, but the formal recording and filing of the FIR is done by the police. Magistrates and judges do not record FIRs; their roles come later in the process, such as directing investigations or handling court proceedings. This distinction matters because the FIR is the official starting point of police investigation, and it is the police who create and number it so the case can be investigated systematically.