Cognizable offence
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A cognizable offence in the criminal justice system of India
is one in which the police
is empowered to register an FIR, investigate and arrest an accused involved in cognizable crime without a court warrant.
As defined in Cr.PC, a non-cognizable offence is one in which police
can neither register a First Information Report (FIR) nor can investigate or effect arrest without the express permission or directions from the court.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
is one in which the police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
is empowered to register an FIR, investigate and arrest an accused involved in cognizable crime without a court warrant.
As defined in Cr.PC, a non-cognizable offence is one in which police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
can neither register a First Information Report (FIR) nor can investigate or effect arrest without the express permission or directions from the court.