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PW-30 was questioned about the condition of the bullet, whether it had traces of
blood, etc.
124. The appellants argued that the prosecution failed to establish that the
bullet in fact was extracted from Rahul’s right foot and it was the one sent to the
ballistic expert. The case made out was that the boy examined by PW-26 and
PW-32 was not Rahul at all. However, on that score, there cannot be any doubt
because PW-29 G.S. Chadar, who recorded the dehatinalsi identified Rahul in
the court as Govind, who had reported that he was shot on the foot by an
unknown person and reported the matter to PS Annapurna. Furthermore, the
signatures of the complainant on the dehatinalsi (Ex-P103) are identical to the
signatures of the appellant Rahul in his statement under Section 313 CrPC. The
doubt sought to be raised with respect to the manner of seizure of bullet in this
Court’s opinion, is not merited. The identification of Rahul by PW-29, the
deposition of PW-30 and PW-31 (IO) show that the doctor who extracted the
bullet initially kept it in safe custody with the hospital itself in the MLC
Section, which was later retrieved by PW-30 on 23.06.2011 and the seizure
made on the same day in the MIG Police Station. PW-22 Bharat Singh Thakur
was in fact a witness to the seizure memo (Ex. P78, seized as Ex. P108 by PS
MIG Police Station). Thus, an overall reading of the testimonies and articles
seized, in the opinion of the Court, lends credence to the fact that Rahul suffered
a bullet injury on 19.06.2011, and proves the circumstances surrounding it, as
presented by the prosecution.
125. The Ballistics Report (Ex. P52) was prepared by PW-16 Bheem Bahadur,
Head Constable at DRP Line, Indore. It described the nature of the firearm
seized, and cartridges recovered. The Examination Report prepared by the State
Forensic Science Laboratory (Ex. 120) stated that on chemical examination of
blood found on a piece of bandage (swab of gunshot wound of deceased), it was
not found positive for nitrate, copper or lead. However, the report stated that
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