(iii) There was a clear reference to the witnesses of last seen circumstance, namely the complainant, i.e., Manoj Bhaskar Sadavarte [(PW-1), father of the deceased child], Dipendrakumar Dhirendranath Shukla (PW-9), Pradipkumar Ganesh Rawat (PW14) and Sanjay Ganesh Rawat (PW-15) in the spot panchnama (Exh. 34) which was prepared by Vikas Sarjerao Lokre (PW-16, i.e., Investigating Officer) on 1st October, 2013, at around 7.30 A.M. In spite thereof, the 1st Investigating Officer (PW-16) made no effort whatsoever to record the statements of these witnesses at the earliest available opportunity. Rather, the said Investigating Officer did not record the statements of these witnesses at all, and the witnesses were examined for the first time 67 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022