Download FIR Copy Online 2026

Quick answer. The FIR copy exists in three forms: the portal's public copy, the station's free acknowledgement copy, and the certified copy. For court, insurance and formal use, it is the certified copy that counts; the portal copy proves content and existence.

1. Open your state police portal or the CCTNS-linked citizen services and choose FIR search or download
2. Enter the FIR number, police station, district and year; some portals also search by complainant or accused details
3. Download the public copy and save the date of download with it
4. If the FIR does not appear, go to the police station with the diary number or complaint acknowledgement — the complainant's copy is supplied at the counter
5. For a certified copy, apply as the portal or station directs; that is the version courts and insurers ask for

• FIR number
• police station name
• district and year
• the complaint acknowledgement or diary number
• the downloaded PDF, dated

• Sensitive categories — sexual offences, matters involving children, and certain classified cases are kept off public portals by policy
• Upload lag — the station uploads after registration formalities; recent FIRs may not yet appear
• Portal gaps — some states publish only some districts or years
• Name or number mismatch — the FIR number as written at the counter, with the year, is the reliable key

None of these mean the FIR does not exist — they mean the copy comes from the station, not the portal.

• Do not upload FIR copies carrying personal data to public sites or group chats
• Do not pay any intermediary for a copy the portal gives free
• Use the certified copy for court and insurance — a screenshot persuades no registrar
• If a station refuses even the acknowledgement copy, record the date, time and the officer's name — that record starts the escalation

Police are public authorities. Where a copy is wrongly withheld or an FIR copy application sits unanswered, RTI to the station's PIO works:

1. The status of FIR no. ___ of ___ dated ___ at ___ police station.
2. The status of my application dated ___ for a certified copy of
   the said FIR.
3. The reasons for the delay in supplying the copy.
4. The name and designation of the officer handling the request.
5. The date by which the certified copy will be issued.

Real example. An insurance claim needed an FIR copy that the portal showed only as registered. Dr. Shrawan Kumar Pathak filed the RTI above with the diary number; the certified copy was issued the following week, and the claim proceeded. The station had the file all along — it simply needed a form that carried a statutory clock.

• Coverage: some states put years of FIRs online; others show only recent registrations or only certain districts
• Search keys: most portals want the FIR number with the year and the station; a few accept complainant name — the number-year-station triple works everywhere
• Copy types: many portals serve a plain copy; certified copies remain a station or court-counter process
• Languages: the FIR is written in the state's language of record; a translated copy for another forum is a separate certified-translation exercise

The route does not change with the state: portal first, station counter second, RTI when both go quiet. Only the portal's address changes.

No — sensitive categories, including sexual offences and juvenile matters, stay off portals, and upload coverage varies by state. The station holds every FIR.

Insurers typically ask for the FIR copy and often the certified version. Take the portal copy to start the claim and the certified copy to close it.

Yes — an accused is entitled to the FIR; the courts have enforced supply of the FIR copy promptly, and the portal route or the station counter both serve it.

Note the date, time and officer, escalate to the Superintendent of Police in writing, and file the RTI above — a withheld complainant copy is a service failure with a paper trail.

• FIR copy through RTI
• RTI for FIR status
• Charge-sheet copy through RTI
• The RTI Playbook book

Last reviewed: 26 August 2026.