38 them. It is evident, therefore, that DW-1 received prior information regarding Neha’s likely whereabouts and further details even to the extent of a description of her attire. The prosecution’s studied silence with respect to her role is not just mystifying but is a matter of concern. 71. The prosecution sought to establish through the testimonies of the IO as well as PW-3 (Deepak Ranade) and PW-6 (Triyambak @ Prafulla), that Neha was taken to the police station and questioned. They then proceeded to Neha’s house. As per the IO’s testimony, the raiding party included PW-19 and PW-4. The further prosecution case in the statements of PW-31, PW-3 and PW-6 was that Neha was interrogated on the way to her house and later arrested, after which her disclosure statement was recorded leading to the recovery of the stolen articles at her behest. At this instance also there was not even a slight whisper by any prosecution witness about DW-1 Deepika Shinde’s role. 72. During her deposition, DW-1 affirmed that she had gone to the crime scene on 19.06.2011 itself. She also admitted that “I had analysed call records in the instant case. Today, I cannot tell as to which call and as to how it was analysed by me. I had not investigated the instant matter. I recall that I had interrogated one accused in this matter later. I might have interrogated lady accused (Neha Verma) present in the Court is the same person whom I had interrogated.” Later, DW-1 was unable to state the precise time in terms of number of hours after the incident when she had interrogated Neha. However, she was clear that she did so after Neha’s arrest by PS MIG. She further clarified that she had “interrogated Neha Verma in MIG Police Station itself.” PW-7 Sandeep Narulkar who concededly joined the investigation as a panch witness on 23.06.2011, admitted in the cross-examination that DW-1 “Police SubInspector was not with us, she was in other vehicle”. This witness was crossexamined on 02.03.2012 but he failed to identify her on that day. He, however, admitted that he could not remember how many lady officers were present