A month back my friend was driving a car and near a junction which is a very busy road with lot of pedestrians and vehicles so there is no scope of going fast (rash). An old man suddenly came in front of car as auto was speeding and to save himself he got in front of car and his leg got fractured (this was just while travelling at 7Kmph speed). However he stopped the car aside and requested to come to hospital but the old man denied stating their family should come. My friend waited for more than 30 min but no one tuned up, thinking things might go worse he left the place. After 25 days of the Incident suddenly one guy came to his house introducing himself as Police Sub-Inspector and a complaint is logged on his car but FIR is not registered as the old man who got hurt was his father-in-law and it costed them 2 lak rupees towards the hospital charges. He started demanding for minimum 1lak rupees for not logging the FIR in police station. After a week of discussion and negotiation my friend was ready to pay 50K but the Sub-Inspector was not ready to come down of 1lak, as my friend was not ready to pay more than 50k, the FIR was lodged in local PS under 337IPC and he got the bail the same day. The next hearing is on 7th Jan. Please suggest if he has to plead guilty (he has all documents like licence, RC, Comprehensive Insurance) and agree for paying through insurance and close the case or fight back, he doesn't want the case to be prolonged as he might be filing a H1 Visa. If the case is pending will it effect his Visa process. Kindly suggest on the way forward. Can a case be registered after 25 days of Incident? the location PS say Yes, will the court accept the case? If my friend is convicted will he be sentenced for imprisonment or just a Fine? Please advice....
