appellant, nor the Investigating Officers bore any ill will against the accused appellant so as to falsely implicate him for the crime without any justification. 27. She further urged that the investigation was conducted in a fair, transparent and unbiased manner and without being influenced by any extraneous consideration, the Investigating Officers, being Vikas Sarjerao Lokre (PW-16) and Mandar Vasant Dharmadhikari (PW-18), faithfully collected unimpeachable incriminating evidence against the accused appellant. 28. She concluded her submissions urging that the finding of guilt of the accused appellant, as recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court, are based on unimpeachable and reliable circumstantial evidence led by the prosecution which irrefutably points to the guilt of the accused appellant and is inconsistent with his innocence or the guilt of any 21 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022