law: The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  44. 
  
  Production of vehicle at the time of registration.
  The 
  
  registering authority shall before proceeding to register  a  motor  vehicle or 
  
  renew the certificate of registration in respect of a motor vehicle, other  than 
  
  a  transport vehicle, require the person applying for registration  of the  
  
  vehicle or, as the case may be, for renewing the certificate  of registration  
  
  to produce the vehicle either before itself or  such authority as the State 
  
  Government may by order appoint in order  that the  registering authority  may 
  
  satisfy itself that the particulars contained in the application are true and 
  
  that the vehicle complies with  the requirements  of this  Act and  of the  
  
  rules  made hereunder.