In that case, the Pakistani state does not press charges even for otherwise cognizable offences like murder.
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Anyone who knows about the commission of a cognizable offence, including police officers, can file an FIR.
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It prohibits advertisements of drugs and remedies that claim to have magical properties, and makes doing so a cognizable offence.
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The committee also suggested that unlicensed and unauthorized slaughter of cattle should be immediately prohibited and made a cognizable offence under law.
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A police officer cannot arrest a person without a warrant in a case of adultery as adultery is a non-cognizable offence.
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The Prohibition of Unfair Practices in Technical Educational Institutions, Medical Institutions and Universities Bill 2010 recognized capitation fee as a cognizable offence.
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A "'First Information Report "'( "'FIR "') is a written document prepared by police organizations in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence.
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The NPMHR in their petition filed in October 1987 to the Gauhati High Court, alleged that the security forces committed the following cognizable offences : murder, manslaughter, infliction of grievous injuries, rape and sexual harassment; arson, looting and theft; desecration of Church; wanton destruction of public and private properties; including school buildings; illegal evictions; illegal raids, seizures; illegal detentions and arrests and forced labour.