{
  "id": 4262020,
  "title": "Can an accused be denied a copy of the FIR? | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/can-an-accused-be-denied-a-copy-of-the-fir-explained",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T18:15:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/can-an-accused-be-denied-a-copy-of-the-fir-explained/article71405905.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant directed the Ghaziabad Police Commissioner to provide him with the FIR and CCTV footage and to file a compliance report by September 7. It also protected him from arrest and allowed him to approach the jurisdictional High Court for further relief.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}