13. The prosecution’s case was entirely based on
three links of circumstantial evidence:
(i)
Last seen together circumstance;
(ii)
Extra-judicial confession; and
(iii)
FSL report regarding the mud/soil found stuck
in the shoes of the accused appellant, matching
with the soil of the pond where the child
victim’s dead body was found.
14. The prosecution relied upon the evidence of
Dipendrakumar
Dhirendranath
Shukla
(PW-9),
Pradipkumar Ganesh Rawat (PW-14) and Sanjay
Ganesh Rawat (PW-15) for proving the purported
theory of ‘last seen together’ and Anil Mahatam Singh
(PW-17), the Supervisor, under whom the accused
appellant was working, for proving the so called
extra-judicial confession made by the accused
appellant. The prosecution also relied upon the FSL
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Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022
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