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The Power Of Police Officers Increased Under Bnss

Police Officers Play An Important Role In Our Society. They Help Maintain The Law And Order In Our Country. We As Common People Go To The Police Station When Something Happens. Police Officers Have To Investigate The Matter When The Crime Has Been Committed. As The Police Officer Has Been Given A Wide Duty Of Safety And Security Of People, It Is Necessary To Give Some Powers To Police Officers As Well.

Although It Is Necessary To Give Some Powers To Police Officers, Giving Excessive Power Would Have Other Side Effects As Well. The More The Power, The More There Are Chances Of Misuse Of Power. Excessive Power Opens The Door For Arbitrariness. Now, Let's Examine This.



  • The Bnss Has Added The Mandatory Provision For Registration Of Zero Fir. Zero Fir Means That Fir Can Be Registered In Any Police Station Irrespective Of Jurisdiction. It Can Be Done In Cases Of Cognizable Offenses. The Police Station Will Register The Fir And Then Transfer It To The Police Station, Which Has Jurisdiction In The Case. 

  • The Bnss Provides For Registration Of Zero Fir But It Does Not Provide For Procedure After Registration Of Zero Fir. There Is A Discrepancy About This. The Major Problem With The Registration Of Zero Fir Is Jurisdictional Manipulation, Which Means The Complainant Can Manipulate The Jurisdiction By Intentionally Filing An Fir In A Distant Location So That She Can Harass The Accused. Even The Police Officers Can Also Make Arrests On The Basis Of Fir. The Police Officers, Although They Do Not Have Jurisdiction, Can Detain The Accused Person. The Police Can Even Exploit The Lacunas In The Law. 

  • Like No Time Has Been Prescribed For Transferring The Fir And What Procedure Should Be Followed After The Registration Of Zero Fir?

  • Section 187 Of Bnss States That The Magistrate May Authorize The Detention From 15 Days To 90 Days If The Offense Is Punishable With Imprisonment Of Not Less Than 10 Years And More. In Any Other Case, It Provides For 60 Days. The Extension Of The Period Requires The Permission Of The Magistrate. It Will Help In The Proper Investigation Of The Case. But The Critics Said That The More The Number Of Days In Custody There Are More Chances Of Custodial Crimes. The Crpc Provided The Minimum Number Of Days Of Detention But The Bnss Provided The Maximum Days Of Detention. There Are Chances That It Would Hamper In Delivering Justice.

  • The Cr. P.C Does Not Provide For Preliminary Investigation Before Registration Of Fir. The Registration Of Fir Was Mandatory. The Truthfulness Of Fir Does Not Matter. Now, In The Bnss, The Officer In Charge Of The Police Station Has Given The Power That With The Permission Of An Officer Not Below The Rank Of Deputy Superintendent Of Police, He Can Conduct A Preliminary Investigation In Cases Related To The Commission Of A Cognizable Offense Which Is Punishable With 3 Years Or More But Less Than 7 Years. The Police Can Conduct This Investigation Within 14 Days. The Aim Of Conducting The Preliminary Investigation Is To See Whether The Prima Facie Case Exists Or Not. This Provision Gives Wide Power To Police Officers. It Will Help Them Lessen Their Burden By Not Registering Fir. The Police Officers Are Provided Discretion Here That Is Subject To Abuse. The Registration Of Fir Was A Right Given To People. The Police Officer Has A Duty To Register The Fir  But Now The Victim Has To Wait For 14 Days To Register The Fir Which Is Not Correct.


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