You have done a good job by giving information to the police control room at 100 phone number about the fight taking place on the road. Nowadays, many people avoid getting involved in such matters and avoid giving information to police about such incidents. So, you must be appreciated for the good job done by you.
But, having done a good job of informing the police, now you should not be scared of giving a statement to police about whatever you saw. You should not be scared of going to police station, since you would be going there to give your statement as a witness and not as an accused person. At the same time, if you request the police, they may visit your place for recording your statement. During your statement, you may state whatever has been observed by you when the fight was going on. If you can identify the accused persons, you may do so.
In this regard, please note that under Section 160 of the Criminal Procedure Code, police officer investigating a cognizable offence has the power to require the attendance of a witness before him for the purpose of his examination:
“160. Police officer’s power to require attendance of witnesses.— (1) Any police officer making an investigation under this Chapter may, by order in writing, require the attendance before himself of any person being within the limits of his own or any adjoining station who, from the information given or otherwise, appears to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case; and such person shall attend as so required:
Provided that no male person under the age of fifteen years or above the age of sixty-five years or a woman or a mentally or physically disabled person shall be required to attend at any place other than the place in which such male person or woman resides.
(2) The State Government may, by rules made in this behalf, provide for the payment by the police officer of the reasonable expenses of every person, attending under sub-section (1) at any place other than his residence.”
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