complainant and his mother had gone out of the house at 10:30 A.M. in relation to some work, leaving the child victim alone in the house. The complainant returned at about 10:45 A.M. and at that time, neither the child nor the pet dog of the complainant was present in the house. The complainant immediately launched a search for the child, making inquiries from his mother and the people in the vicinity but to no avail. 35. Hence, what can be deduced from the version set out in the complaint is that the child victim went out of the house between 10:30 A.M. to 10:45 A.M. and was not seen by the complainant thereafter. As per the complaint, the complainant came back to the house around 10:45 A.M., and could not find the child, on which he started searching for her. 36. In this process, the complainant (PW-1) visited the watchmen chawl, which is situated in close 27 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022