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118 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 161

160. Duty to furnish particulars of vehicle involved in accident
A registering authority or the officer-in-charge of a police station shall, if so required
by a person who alleges that he is entitled to claim compensation in respect of an accident
arising out of the use of a motor vehicle, or if so required by an insurer against whom a
claim has been made in respect of any motor vehicle, furnish to that person or to that
insurer, as the case may be, on payment of the prescribed fee, any information at the
disposal of the said authority or the said police officer relating to the identification
marks and other particulars of the vehicle and the name and address of the person who
was using the vehicle at the time of the accident or was injured by it and the property,
if any, damaged in such form and within such time as the Central Government may
prescribe.
161. Special provisions as to compensation in case of hit and run motor accident
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in
force or any instrument having the force of law, the Central Government shall provide
for paying in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the scheme made under
sub-section (3), compensation in respect of the death of, or grievous hurt to, persons
resulting from hit and run motor accidents.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the scheme made under sub-section
(3), there shall be paid as compensation,—
(a) in respect of the death of any person resulting from a hit and run motor
accident, a fixed sum of two lakh rupees or such higher amount as may be
prescribed by the Central Government;
(b) in respect of grievous hurt to any person resulting from a hit and run motor
accident, a fixed sum of fifty thousand rupees or such higher amount as
may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(3) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make a
scheme specifying the manner in which the scheme shall be administered by the Central
Government or General Insurance Council, the form, manner and the time within which
applications for compensation may be made, the officers or authorities to whom such
applications may be made, the procedure to be followed by such officers or authorities
for considering and passing orders on such applications, and all other matters connected
with, or incidental to, the administration of the scheme and the payment of compensation
under this section.
(4) A scheme made under sub-section (3) may provide that,—
(a) a payment of such sum as may be prescribed by the Central Government
as interim relief to any claimant under such scheme;
(b) a contravention of any provision thereof shall be punishable with
imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine which shall
not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees but may extend to five lakh
rupees or with both;
(c) the powers, functions or duties conferred or imposed on any officer or
authority by such scheme may be delegated with the prior approval in
writing of Central Government, by such officer or authority to any other
officer or authority.