Aryaman Seal 02 May 2020

Age limit for filing FIR

can a minor file FIR ?

Quick Summary

There is no legal age limit for filing an FIR in India. Any citizen, including a minor, can make a complaint to the police. While a minor can directly file an FIR, their guardian can also act as the complainant on their behalf. The FIR is essentially a record of the information received by the police, initiating the legal process.

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sahil kumar 02 May 2020

Minor's guardian can be a complainant on his/ her behalf

Siddharth Srivastava (Advocate) 03 May 2020

As such law doe not prescribe any age limit for registering of an FIR.

G.L.N. Prasad (Retired employee.) 03 May 2020

Any citizen can make a complaint, and the registration of such complaint rests with Police and the FIR is a copy of such Registered complaint with details.

Real Soul.... (LEGAL) 03 May 2020

FIR is a document prepared by Police upon receiving any information, in other words it triggers the process of law in action upon the information received. Even a minor can file FIR there is no bar.

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