been raped and killed. There appeared no other reason for R to have vanished and disappeared, she being a girl aged only about five years who had gone to a neighbour’s house to watch TV in the evening. The statement of PSI S.S. Kamathagi (PW-25) has not in any way contradicted the prosecution version or the testimonies of Sanganabasappa (PW-1), Hanamappa (PW-4), Venkavva Patil (PW-5), Ajit Patil (PW-6), Yallappagouda Kagadal (PW-7), Bhimappa Talawar (PW-8), Gadigeppa Talawar (PW-9), Hanamappa Talawar (PW-10), and Yallava Mangalore (PW-23). 12. We would now examine the date discrepancy in the court testimonies of Yallapagouda Kagadal (PW-7), Bhimappa Talawar (PW-8), Gadigeppa Talawar (PW-9) and Hanamappa Talawar (PW-10), and consider the contention of the counsel for the appellant that Yallapagouda Kagadal (PW-7), Bhimappa Talawar (PW-8), Gadigeppa Talawar (PW-9) and Hanamappa Talawar (PW-10) are planted witnesses. Yallappagouda Kagadal (PW-7) in his testimony has clearly stated that he had seen the appellant carrying a girl on his shoulder at about 8:30 p.m. on 28th December 2010. Contrary to Yallapagouda’s (PW-7) statement relating to the date of sighting, Bhimappa Talawar (PW-8), Gadigeppa Talawar (PW-9), and Hanamappa Talawar (PW-10), have deposed that they had seen the appellant with a gunny bag Criminal Appeal Nos. 1473-1474 of 2017 Page 12 of 30