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16. The learned Trial Court noted contradictions and improvements in the testimony of PW-11 Ram Prakash, in paragraphs No. 30 & 31 of the judgment, which are reproduced below:-

"30. The contention of ld. Counsel for the accused is that the statement of PW11 Ram Prakash is not only contradictory on material points but also consists of improvements rendering his version doubtful. In his initial statement to the police of P.S. Fateh Ganj, Bareilly on 15-4-96, PW11 Ram Prakash stated that he was surrounded by the persons near the jhuggies of Pooja Kalan but in the statement before the Magistrate Ex. PW11/A he stated that when he reached near the plots of 22 yards a maruti van was going ahead of him and a scooter which came from his back hit him. In his such initial statement made to the police of P.S. Fateh Ganj, Bareilly, he referred to a white maruti car from which the persons came and surrounded him but in his statement to the Magistrate Ex. PW11/A and in Court he referred to a white maruti van. As per the prosecution case kidnapped Ram Prakash had gone to the house of his brother-in-law namely Sharvan Kumar at sector-20, Rohini. PW6 Smt. Saroj, the wife of kidnapped Ram Prakash, also stated that her brother Sharvan Kumar is living in sector-20, Rohini. PW7 Raj Kumari, the wife of said Sharvan Kumar also stated that kidnapped Ram Prakash came to her house but strangely enough PW11 Ram Prakash in his statement in Court stated that he had gone to the house of his brother-in-law Subhash as he was to deliver some message to him. He clarified in his cross-examination that he had five cousin brothers-in-law out of which two are Subhash and the name of his wife is Raj Kumari. Further, as per the complaint Ex. PW6/A, on enquiry by Smt. Saroj from her sister-in-law at Rohini she came to know that her husband Ram Prakash had left the house after taking tea but PW6 Smt. Saroj as well as PW11 Ram Prakash stated that he left the house of his brother-in- law at Rohini after taking water, so all this creates a doubt whether, in fact, PW11 Ram Prakash visited the house of his brother-in-law at Rohini. Moreover, it can hardly be believed that he would not know the name of his brother-in-law. He categorically stated in his cross-examination that he did not remember the name of his other brother-in-law except Subhash, so how residing in Delhi whose residence in Delhi brother-in-law by the name of Subhash is residing because as per the complaint and the case of the prosecution the alleged brother-in-law residing at Rohini was Sharvan Kumar and not Subhash.