“17. Having heard counsel for the parties and gone through the evidence on the file, I am of the considered view that it was a hit-and-run case by some unknown vehicle and the offending vehicle was introduced later on by the claimants in collusion with the police. Admittedly and evidently, neither the name of the driver nor the number or make of the offending vehicle was mentioned in the FIR (Ex.P3). The FIR was lodged by Rajender (PW2), an alleged eye-witness of the accident, wherein he reported that on 13.06.2017 he along with deceased Narender was on his way to village Bahlbha on the motorcycle bearing temporary registration No.HR-99Temp/8507. Meanwhile Sanjay made a telephonic call to the deceased and asked to receive him, as he was coming on foot from Meham bye-pass to village Bahlbha. When they just crossed Jai Jawan Dhaba, Sanjay was standing on the road, in the meanwhile some unknown vehicle came from behind being driven in a rash and negligent manner and struck them and then Sanjay. As a result of this, they suffered multiple grievous injuries. After causing the accident, the driver fled towards Meham side. During investigation, the offending vehicle bearing No.HR-56A6202 was taken into possession by the police on 17.09.2017 and the accused was arrested on 28.09.2017 i.e. more than three months after the accident. In his cross-examination Sanjay Kumar (PW4) has deposed that his statement was recorded by the police on 14/15.06.2017. He disclosed the number and type of the vehicle to the police in his statement, but
