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What usually matters in this situation, and the papers to keep ready before you meet an advocate or free legal aid (call 15100).
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- What happened? My property was damaged
Papers to gather
- Photos of injuries and damaged property, taken the same day
Injuries fade quickly. Where: Your phone. - Names and phone numbers of witnesses
Independent witnesses carry weight. - CCTV footage from nearby shops or buildings
Often deleted within days. Where: Ask owners to save it; police can seize it. - Your written complaint and the FIR / NCR copy
Next steps depend on it. Where: Police station; state police website.
You may also need, depending on your answers
- If police refuse, send the complaint to the Superintendent of Police in writing — The next step before going to the magistrate.
What the law says
Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: voluntarily causing hurt (Section 115), grievous hurt (Section 117), criminal intimidation (Section 351) and extortion (Section 308). Serious offences are cognisable and police must register an FIR (Section 173 BNSS, including Zero FIR and e-FIR). For minor (non-cognisable) offences police record it and you may need a magistrate’s order to investigate. A medico-legal certificate (MLC) from the hospital is key evidence.
General information, not legal advice.
Saboot will also ask
- Do you know the person?
- Have you gone to the police?
Similar situations
- Someone hit me in a fight
- Getting death threats
- Someone demanding money with threats
- Attacked by a group
- Acid attack or serious injury
- Road rage — hit by another driver
- Being branded a witch and threatened by villagers
- Need victim compensation after an attack
Sources
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- NALSA — free legal aid
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