Motor vehicle act

Janmejaya Senapati (Querist) 26 November 2012 This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir , I met with an accident 6 months before.I was seriously injured.My elder son is not able to go to police station as he is suffering from spinal cord injury.I could not register FIR.Can I register it now? Can I get compensation from the Insurance company? If the police deny to register FIR can I get compensation by filing a case without FIR? Please guide me with relevant decisions.
Thanks and regards.
Janmejaya Senapati.

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Bhawani Mahapatra (Expert) 26 November 2012
Dear Mr. Senapati
There is no time bar to lodge FIR at the police station, and as stated above, if the accident is a serious one, police should have a station dairy also. You cannot file suit for compensation without a police report, hence lodging FIR is mandatory. If police denies, then file a complain case at the nearest magistrate court seeking a direction to get the case registered.

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 26 November 2012
Agreed with Mr Mahapartra, I will add that If you were seriously injured would have been hospitalised and if requesting the police would have come then and there.