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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚?

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬?

𝐇𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟔𝟏 (𝟏) (𝐛) 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭, 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟖

Hit and Run is defined under Section 161 (1) (b) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as, ““hit and run motor accident” means an accident arising out of the use of a motor vehicle or motor vehicles the identity whereof cannot be ascertained in spite of reasonable efforts for the purpose”