How do I start a petition for an investigation against a government agency?
A petition usually suggests an open and obvious problem that can be easily explained in a few words, and that seeks the support of hundreds or thousands of people through their signatures of support. If this is what you had in mind, you can set up a website to collect signatures, and send the results to select members of Congress (or all of them if you are really that ambitious.) If the current president maintained the petition page that President Obama had, you establish a petition there as well.If this is actually a hidden problem only known by a few, with the cause(s) mysterious, etc., then requesting an investigation by the agency’s inspector general (or in a few rarer instances, you can request it from the inspector general for the superior agency that oversees the agency in question, such as in the case of the Defense Department and the service departments, EPA and its regions, Interior and its subordinate agencies, etc.)If it involves a clear case of procurement or other fraud against the government, you can approach the Department of Justice or the relevant agency about the fraud, and if they refuse to proceed on it, you can file a qui tam suit in federal court under the False Claims Act. If the United States does not intervene in the suit within the requisite time period under the statute, you will be able to keep a larger percentage of the proceeds if you win than if they do intervene (the difference of 25–30% of three times the base award [based upon the amount defrauded] versus 15–25% of three times the base award (because it is fraud, defendants are required to pay treble damages.)Whatever you really have as a matter of concern and as a course of action, good luck and godspeed.
What actions can you take against the police if they knowingly file a false FIR against you and if the senior police isn't accepting your grievance regarding this matter?
We often see that Police files FIR without verifying the facts and it become difficult for innocent person who was deliberately implicated in a case.Senior officer can not cancel FIR whether true or false, they can only direct their sub ordinates to carry out fair and impartial investigation. You can get relief only from court , The High Court can quash (annul) the FIR if it think that it is biased/falsely implicated against the justice, for this you have to file writ petition as per Article 227 Constitution of India. The court can also issue stricture against the police officers if found at wrong end.In case FIR is not quashed , the police After completion of investigation of FIR file a final charge sheet before the competent court to take cognizance (action) on the case. In the charge sheet many columns are there which suggest S. No. of FIR , date/time/place of occurrence, details of complainant/accused person(s) and brief facts of investigation and outcome of investigation with supportive documents.There is a column in charge sheet if after investigation it is revealed that complaint was false information there is provision in IPC as per section 182 which sates thatFalse information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person.—Whoever gives to any public servant any information which he knows or believes to be false, intending thereby to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, such public servant—(a) to do or omit anything which such public servant ought not to do or omit if the true state of facts respecting which such information is given were known by him, or(b) to use the lawful power of such public servant to the injury or annoyance of any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.but this punishment is awarded when investigation established that information was falsely given to police authority.
What is the legal procedure after I file an FIR against fraud in India?
Filing an FIRIn case you are the victim of a cognizable offence, the first step you would take is to approach the police. The police, on receiving information, prepares a written document, known as a First Information Report (FIR). The duty of the police lies in hearing the aggrieved and directing him to the District Magistrate for further action. An FIR can be filed by you if you are the person against whom the crime has been committed or know about an offence that has been committed. There are no charges for filing an an FIR, it being a crucial document that sets the criminal justice system in process.What is the next step after filing an FIR?The police conducts investigation, which may include arrests. Once the investigation has been concluded the police will record all their findings in a Challanï or charge sheet. If it is deemed that there is enough proof on the charge sheet the case goes to court.On the flipside, after their investigations if the police conclude that there is not enough evidence or proof that a crime has been committed they can close the case after justifying their reasons in court. If the police decide to close the case, they are bound to inform the person who filed the FIR of their decision.What is a zero FIR and when should it be used?A zero FIR is used for crimes such as murder,rape etc. where immediate investigation is required and time cannot be wasted in reaching the police station under whose jurisdiction the crime falls. The main idea of a Zero FIR is to initiate the investigation or urge the police to take their initial action. Once you have lodged a Zero FIR, make sure that your complaint is not transferred to the appropriate police station in your jurisdiction without any initial action or investigation.A zero FIR is necessary for crimes where immediate action is required,eg in case of murder,rape etc, or when the police station under whose jurisdiction the crime was committed is not easily accessible, eg in case of crimes while travellingFollow the link for more legal advice & Information:-Legodesk - Building Block of your Legal Practice
If police is not taking action against fir then what can I do?
1. If you believe that after reasonable time, police has not investigated your complaint, you can send complaint to superior officer under section 154(3) of Crpc or Magistrate under section 156(3) of Crpc to Magistrate.2. If Police do not investigate your case or refused to register FIR then get a Summary Report. (it is report that give you reason under what circumstances, police has refused to registered your FIR)3. Thus, a Magistrate who on receipt of a complaint, orders an investigation under Section 156(3) and receives a police report under Section 173(1), may, thereafter, do one of three things:(i) He may decide that there is no sufficient ground for proceeding further and drop action;(ii) He may take cognizance of the offence under Section 190 (1) (b) on the basis of the police report and issue process; this he may do without being bound in any manner by the conclusion arrived at by the police in their report;(iii) He may take cognizance of the offence under Section 190 (1) (a) on the basis of the original complaint and proceed to examine upon oath the complainant and his witnesses under Section 200. If he adopts the third alternative, he may hold or direct an inquiry under Section 202, Cr PC if he thinks fit. Thereafter he may dismiss the complaint or issue process, as the case may be.4. you can also file direct complaint under section 202 of Crpc to the court.Just edit subject of complaint with above section as per complaint.File complaint or FIR online with www.ChintalessNagrik.com (Reg. NGO)