have not forwarded
immediately.”
him
for
examination
(Emphasis supplied)
65. Thus, the witness (PW-18) affirms the fact that
the witnesses of the last seen theory who were
residing in the transit camp did not step forward to
disclose to the police that they had seen the deceased
girl with the accused appellant. Neither of the two
Investigating Officers uttered a word regarding the
witness Anil Mahatam Singh (PW-17) coming forward
and disclosing that the accused appellant had made
an extra-judicial confession in his presence.
66. Thus, upon an overall appreciation of the
evidence of the two Investigating Officers and the
witnesses of the last seen theory and so also the sole
witness of extra-judicial confession, we are convinced
that the entire sequence of events narrated by these
witnesses is unreliable and unbelievable. It is clearly
a case of concocted depositions secured by the
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Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022
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