child victim on 30th September, 2013, despite the search operations being undertaken and the police having visited the crime scene twice within his knowledge. This vital omission on part of the witness (PW-9) completely discredits his version and thus, we conclude that Dipendrakumar Dhirendranath Shukla (PW-9) is not a reliable witness. 46. Pradipkumar Ganesh Rawat (PW-14) stated, in his evidence, that he was residing near the Unnati Woods and used to work as a watchman. His duty hours were between 08:00 A.M. to 08:00 P.M. He used to go home to have lunch usually around 12.00 P.M. The witness (PW-14) claimed that he knew the accused appellant from before because he too was engaged as a watchman and was residing at a gap of 4 to 5 rooms from the room in which the witness resided. He stated that the accused appellant went to take lunch at about 12:00 P.M. on 30th September, 36 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022