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3. At the occasion of Mahaviri Jhanda there was programme of dance in the night and after watching the dance programme when the informant came in the night to deceased's house, he was requested by in-laws of her sister to sleep in the house of one Sunil Mahto. In the morning at the house of Sunil Mahto, informant was informed by accused Madhvendar Mahto that his sister had left the house in the night. She was searched and he came to know that the dead body of his sister was kept secret. Matter was informed to informant's family members and Police and dead body was recovered from Goraha house.

6. P.W.11 has conducted post mortem only and death is found homicidal one, as mark of violence was there on the person of the dead body. P.Ws 8 and 9 are I.Os of the case. P.W.8 is more important on the point that his attention has been drawn on the point of statement of some of the witnesses which may be discussed if needed.

7. Of them (witnesses) P.W.1 states to know nothing about the occurrence. He has been declared hostile but of no avail for the prosecution. P.W.2 states about killing the deceased by some enemy. So, evidence of these two witnesses has no relevance in the case. Rest of witnesses are to state the incident in their own way. P.Ws 3, 4, 4A, 5, 6 and 10 are witnesses who are making hearsay statement on the point of going of the informant with his sister to her matrimonial home, thereafter his further going to watch the dance programme at the occasion of Mahabiri Jhanda. On this point informant is a single witnesses from the side of prosecution to be relied but he has corroboration from two witnesses examined on behalf of defence itself. They are D.W.1 and D.W.2. They Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.534 of 2009 dt.30-04-2012 4 are stating about their going to watch the dance with informant along with husband of the deceased followed by recovery of deceased's dead body in the morning. There is nothing to doubt that the informant is constant to corroborate F.I.R. version on this point that he had gone to his sister.