111. Information of offences

When information is received at a police station relating to the commission of an offence, being an offence of which it appears that no a previous information has been received in the station, the officer in charge of the police station or a subordinate officer whose duty it is to receive reports shall proceed according to one of the subsections in this section.

If the information is in writing, he shall forthwith mark on it the date and time of receipt, and, if practicable, the name and address of the person (other than a postal messenger) by whom it was delivered, and if it purports to be signed by the informant, he shall file it as a report and record a the facts in a book kept for this purpose.

If the information is given orally and he considers it practicable to reduce it to writing forthwith, he shall record or cause to be recorded in a book kept for this purpose a report containing the name and address of the informant, the date and time of his arrival at the station, the substance of the information and such other particulars as the nature of the case may require, and such report shall be signed by the informant, (or if he refuses to sign, a note of such refusal shall be made with any reasons given for such refusal), by the recording officer and by the interpreter, if any.

If the information is given orally and it appears to him impracticable to proceed forthwith under subsection (3), he shall immediately make a note of first information in the station diary, and, if an investigation is to proceed, as soon thereafter as circumstances permit, a fuller statement by the informant shall be recorded under the provisions of subsection (3).