watchman and used to reside in a transit camp which was in front of Unnati Woods. At a distance of about 2 to 3 lines from his house, some 15 to 20 watchmen used to reside. The witness admitted that he did not know the accused appellant by name but recognized him by his face as he used to regularly pass through the road in front of the witness’s house. The accused appellant was also residing in the same chawl. The witness stated that on 30th September, 2013, at around 11:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M., he was taking lunch when he saw a small girl, aged about 2 ½ to 3 years, heading down the road with a dog. He could see the child from the open gate of his house. At about 01:00 P.M., the witness and his father came back to the house for some work, and, at that time, he noticed that the dog he had seen with the child was wandering around on the road, but the child was nowhere to be seen. The witness claims to have seen 32 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022