chawl where he subjected the child victim to forcible sexual assault. In this process, the child tried to resist and cried out for help, upon which the accused appellant smashed the head of the child victim on the floor tiles, leading to fractures on the skull of the child and ultimately resulting in her death. For establishing the guilt of the accused appellant, the prosecution relied on three circumstances: i. Last seen together circumstance; ii. Extra-judicial confession; and iii. FSL report indicating presence of soil on the shoes of the accused appellant which tallied with the soil of the pond from where the dead body of the child victim was found. 34. As has been noted above, the case was of a blind murder. The allegations as set out in the complaint19 filed by the complainant (PW-1) indicate that the 19 Exh. 61. 26 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022