law: The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  136.  
  
  Inspection  of  vehicle  involved  in  accident.
  When  any 
  
  accident occurs  in which  a motor  vehicle is  involved,  any  person 
  
  authorised in  this behalf  by the State Government may, on production if so  
  
  required of  his authority,  inspect the  vehicle and  for that purpose may  
  
  enter at  any reasonable  time  any  premises  where  the vehicle may be, and 
  
  may remove the vehicle for examination:
  Provided that  
  
  the place to which the vehicle is so removed shall be intimated  to the  owner 
  
  of  the vehicle  and the  vehicle shall be returned without unnecessary delay.