Definition
An FIR registered at a police station that does not have territorial jurisdiction over the offence, which must then be transferred to the appropriate police station. Introduced by the BNSS 2023 (Section 173) formally, though it was directed by the Supreme Court in earlier decisions. Ensures that banking fraud complaints are registered immediately regardless of which police station a bank approaches.
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