Only police complaint has been filed and no FIR filed by police
2) if FIR was lodged police would have completed investigations and filed closure report or charge sheet against you
What is the significance of a police complaint? What is the difference between a complaint and FIR?
Few years back I hired a person to do some construction work for me. We got into dispute and he filed a complain against me at the Police station. He was from SC/ST community. The police called me and asked to resolve the matter. Eventually, we settled the matter and the complaint did not go further. I am now thinking of joining Armed forces. Can such complaints show on my record? What if an FIR is lodged? Can you get the FIR off your criminal record?
Asked 6 years ago in Criminal Law
Religion: Hindu
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My question is if it is just a complaint..will it show against my records when I apply for government jobs or armed forces?
Asked 6 years ago
No, if it was just a Police Complaint which wasn’t converted into a FIR and was closed after investigation, this shouldn’t reflect in your records
Complaint is an allegation which is made orally or in writing to a magistrate. FIR is given to an officer in charge of a police station.
you can apply for govt job it's just a complaint.
It would not show in your records when you apply for govt jobs or in armed forces
It appears on the basis of complaint and in the context of settlement no FIR was registered.
Still get in touch with the said police and take information whether FIR was registered or not.
if not then you can mention in your application for the job that no FIR was ever registered against you.
In many case police does not register FIR even if there is written complaint and yours is such type of situation.
No since there was no cognizance on complaint it will not show in any records.
In case FIR is lodged it will show it is then a criminal case . Though if FIR was registered then you have to face trial or get it quashed from high court so in your case there is no FIR.
No it will not show or appear in any records.
1. An FIR is lodged based on some serious cognizable offence. A complaint will not show on any Police record, for police verification purposes.
2. IF the matter was resolved amicably THEN obviously Police FIR was not filed and you can safely proceed to join any Govt. Job, Armed forces.
Dear Sir,
No, just a complaint will not show against your records.
FIR is a First Information Report. It relates only to cognizable (criminal) offences. On the other hand, police complaint can be cognizable or non-cognizable offences.
FIR and Police complaint are two different terms with different meanings. Though they are related to complaints, they have different offenses and complaints where FIR and police complaints are registered accordingly.
In a First Information Report, a complainant who is aware of the offense, as an eye witness and as hearsay account, lodges an FIR. It is information given to the Police Officer. FIR is a very serious registration that one can make. It should not be gossip and that should be traceble, and after the complete investigation the source takes the responsibility. An irresponsible rumor should not result in the registration of a FIR. It is mandatory to give a copy of the First Information Report (as recorded by police) to the complainant or the informant free of cost.
A cognizable case means a case in which a police officer may arrest without warrant, in accordance with the First Schedule of Cr.P.C. (1973), or under any other law for the time being in force. Whereas, non-cognizable offence means in which a police officer has no authority to arrest without warrant.
On the contrary, a Police Complaint can be a cognizable or non-cognizable offences complaint. Complaint means any allegation made orally or in writing to a Magistrate, with a view to his taking action under the Cr.P.C. (1973), that some person (whether known or unknown), has committed an offence. It can be related to a robbery, accident, murder, etc. Thus, it is quite possible that a police complaint can also be converted into FIR, if the investigation proves to be a serious matter.
NO FIR filed. NO record.
SC/ST act is strict, if FIR would have filed, you must be arrested.
- A complaint means a grievance expressed by a person to state certain things/facts.against other person , report to the Station House Officer within the local jurisdiction of whose police station that incident has occurred.
- Further any person can file a complaint , and it is not necessary that only an aggrieved person can file a complaint.
- Whereas , a criminal case begins from the filing of a First Information Report (FIR). It is the first stage in criminal proceedings.
- Since, there was only a complaint against you , and further it was already resolved Hence, due to disposal of the matter , there left no record with the police official .
- Dont worry , and proceed further for future ambitions , nothing is there to worry.
Good luck and dont forget to rating Positivley.
No complaint will not be shown in your records
FIR was not lodged because if FIR was lodged then you may had to face trail in court.
Since the matter has been solved by police, there is no FIR registered hence you need not be worried on that count.
You can join any force, there is no restriction on that because of this complaint which has been closed.
It will not reflect in the police records because the complaint has been close by the police after the settlement was arrived between you and the complainant.
If FIR is recorded you needed to disclose the same if you get selected and the form needs such information
