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10.1. In his cross examination, PW 2 stated that he had given his statement before the police. He denied that on the date of occurrence, he was not there at his house. He also denied that he was informed by his family members on mobile that the named accused entered into his house in search of male members. He stated that his son Pramod Kumar took away the daughter of accused Birendra Kumar and a case of kidnapping was lodged against his family members. His father was a completely healthy person. He stays at the village. He denied that his family members eliminated his father to pressurize the accused persons in the kidnapping case. He stated that the accused persons also attacked Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.582 of 2017 dt.04-09-2024 them, however, they did not sustain any injury as they fled away. He denied that the accused have been implicated in a false case.

12.1. In her cross-examination, PW 4 has stated that her statement was recorded by the police. She had stated before the police that they dragged her from road to their house. Joni Pasi, who was armed with Katta, Gidik Pasi armed with Dab, Birendra Pasi and Pappu Pasi, who were also armed with Katta, surrounded her grandfather and all started cutting her grandfather, Chandan Pasi, Krishna Pasi and Botal Pasi, who were armed with lathi and bhala, surrounded them. When they were inflicting blows upon her grandfather, she said not to do so, but they did not listen to her. Thereafter, her grandfather fell down and he was given blows on his head, cheek, his palm was severed and his neck was also cut. As a result, her grandfather died there. She has further stated that her father, brother and others have falsely been implicated in the kidnapping case of Srikanti Kumari. She denied that her Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.582 of 2017 dt.04-09-2024 grandfather was killed by her family members because he was suffering from contagious disease and also to pressurize the accused persons in kidnapping case. She said that she does not know which doctor treated her wounds.

13.1. In her cross-examination, PW 5 has stated that her statement was recorded before the police in which she said that she, Kajal and Punam were dragged out of their house and thereafter the accused left them and went towards their house. She denied that she heard after some time that Ghughli Pasi has been killed. She denied that she had told the police that killing was effected by lathi and danda. She denied that she stated before the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.582 of 2017 dt.04-09-2024 police that she does not know the names of all the accused. She said that Ghughli Pasi was killed just after the dawn at 08:00 AM. She said that she does not know time reading. She denied that Gughli Pasi was killed before dawn and whether he was killed or got killed to save the family from the social stigma as he was suffering from leucoderma as he was an old man and also to pressurize the persons who have implicated the family in kidnapping case.

16.1. In her cross-examination, PW 8 has deposed that Lakshman Pasi is brother of her grandfather Ghughli Pasi and he is in jail for murder of Hareram Pasi. She had given her statement before the police wherein she had not said that that they dragged them out of her house, but left them and went to their house. She does not know whether she was treated by the Doctor or not. She had further deposed that her grandfather, uncle Kanchan Pasi, Kamla Devi grandmother and aunt Dharmsheela Devi used to go for harvesting the lentil. She does not know for how many days they were harvesting the lentil. They used to go for harvesting in the wee hours, but for how long, she does not know. She denied that her grandfather was suffering from leucoderma and his brother had kidnapped a girl. Therefore, to overcome the social stigma and kidnapping case, her grandfather was eliminated/got eliminated and the accused persons have been implicated in the case because of enmity and that his grandfather was killed around 04:00 AM.