that the appellant had kidnapped R with an intention to rape and kill her. 7. The investigating officer B. Vijaykumar (PW-24) has stated that he had taken charge of the investigation from PSI S.S. Kamathagi (PW-25) on 1st January 2011. He searched for the appellant and subsequently arrested him on the same day in front of one Goudappagouda Hanamantagouda Kagadal. The date and time of arrest as shown in the chargesheet are 1st January 2011 at 4:30 am. B. Vijaykumar (PW-24) has testified that the appellant, upon arrest, had made a disclosure statement (Exhibit P-17), wherein he has stated, inter alia, that he inserted the body of R into a bag with two stones, tied the mouth of the bag and threw it into the waters of Bennihalla. Based on the disclosure statement, the appellant was taken to Bennihalla near the field of one Shrinivasreddi Ramanagouda Hosamani (PW-15) where he showed the place where he had thrown the dead body of R. On similar lines, Rajesab Nadaf (PW-11) and Shankrappa Tadasi (PW-12), in almost identical testimonies, have deposed that the appellant had shown the spot in Bennihalla where he had submersed the body of R tied in a gunny bag along with two stones. On directions of the police, they dived into the water and discovered a gunny bag, which contained the dead body of R, Criminal Appeal Nos. 1473-1474 of 2017 Page 6 of 30