Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct ? 1. A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station. 2. The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry. 3. Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronically. Select the answer using the code given below :

Statement 1 is correct: Under BNSS 2023 (Section 173), a Zero FIR allows an FIR to be registered at any police station regardless of the territorial jurisdiction where the offence was committed; it is then forwarded to the police station having jurisdiction. Statement 2 is incorrect: Preliminary enquiry under BNSS can be initiated only for offences punishable with three years or more but less than seven years, and with prior permission of an officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police — not the 'competent authority' generally, and this applies to FIRs in general, not specifically Zero FIRs. Statement 3 is incorrect: Furnishing information electronically is an option, not mandatory — electronic submission must be signed within three days, but the informant is not obliged to submit electronically. Hence, only statement 1 is correct.