Kuncham Lavanya Vs Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. 2025 INSC 452 - Motor Accident Compensation - FIR
Motor Accident Compensation Claims - FIR - FIR is not expected to be encyclopaedic and is only for the purpose of putting into motion criminal law such that thorough and full-fledged investigation by the police ensues, it is the duty of the investigating agency to find out the identity of the culprit which in the present case would be the offending car and driver and take action in accordance with law. Thus, the mere fact that initially the FIR records the vehicle as unknown would not be fatal for the prosecution/claimants to later come up with the specific identity of the vehicle/driver, with the obvious caveat that the connection of the accident with the said vehicle has to be based on cogent and reliable evidence. (Para 17)
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