The aforesaid panchnama was drawn up on 1st October, 2013 between 07:30 A.M. to 08:45 A.M. 7. Vikas Sarjerao Lokre (PW-16), the 1st Investigating Officer rounded up some 15 to 20 watchmen from the chawl and collected their forensic/blood samples. 8. The dead body of the child victim was recovered on 2nd October 2013, lying in a muddy water pond at a distance of about one kilometer from the watchmen chawl and the same was forwarded to Civil Hospital, Thane, where the Medical Officer, Dr. Mahendra Vithalrao Kendre (PW-10), examined the same and found it to be in a highly decomposed condition. Thus, the body was forwarded to the J.J. Hospital for an autopsy as no forensic expert was available at the Civil Hospital, Thane. At the J.J. Hospital, the dead body of the child victim was subjected to post mortem by a medical board, comprising of Dr. Sadanand 6 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022