2013. In the spot panchnama21 prepared by the witness on 1st October, 2013 between 7.30 A.M. to 8.45 A.M., there is a clear reference to the witnesses of the last seen circumstance, but in spite thereof, the officer made no effort whatsoever to record the statements of those witnesses. This is grave infirmity in the investigation which impinges on the credibility of the Investigating Officer and the witnesses of the last seen circumstance. The present case, being a case of grave nature, it does not stand to reason that in spite of the names of the witnesses of last seen circumstance having been mentioned in the spot panchnama prepared on 1st October, 2013, and despite the fact that the witness (PW-16) was making strenuous efforts to trace out the child victim from 30th September, 2013 and 1st October, 2013, none of the witnesses claimed to have seen the child victim in 21 Supra note 6. 56 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022