Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct?1.A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station.2.The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry.3.Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronicallyOfficial key: .

1. A

   1, 2 and 3

   1, 2 and 3 claims that all three statements are correct under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. However, statement 3 is incorrect because filing a Zero FIR does not make it obligatory for the informant to furnish information exclusively electronically. Since statement 3 is incorrect, this option is wrong.

2. B

   2 and 3 only

   2 and 3 only claims that statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is correct as the BNSS explicitly provides statutory backing for preliminary enquiries in certain cases, but statement 3 is incorrect because electronic submission is not mandatory for a Zero FIR. Therefore, this combination is incorrect.

3. C

   1 only

   1 only claims that only the first statement is correct. While statement 1 correctly defines a Zero FIR allowing registration regardless of territorial jurisdiction, statement 2 is also a valid statutory provision under Section 173 of the BNSS, 2023 regarding preliminary enquiries. Hence, this option is incomplete.

4. D

   2 only

   2 only claims that only the preliminary enquiry provision is correct. However, statement 1 is also a correct description of a Zero FIR under criminal law reforms. Thus, this option is incorrect.

Summary. The UPSC dropped this question from the final evaluation of the examination, and no official key was assigned to it.