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22. PW-14/Ninganagouda Patil, who is the Manager of the Renuka Bar and Restaurant at Hiremegalagere village. According to him, on 02.04.2014 at 9.00 p.m., he saw the accused visiting his Bar asking for Brandy, he was wearing a shirt stained with mud. After purchase of the Brandy, when the accused tried to pay money from his shirt pocket, he saw 'thali' coming out of the shirt. PW-14 asked whether he has quarreled with his wife or anything went wrong, but the accused did not respond to him but left the Bar along with liquor bottle. Later on the next day, the Police came to his Bar and he disclosed to them the visit of the accused on the previous night and purchase of Brandy and leaving the Bar. The Police took him to the spot where he saw the blade/M.O.3, the dead body of the deceased and the cloths, which the accused was wearing, as per M.O.8 and M.O.9 and the same were given to the Police.

Reg. Point No.5:

43. An another chain of link is, the accused visiting Renuka Bar and Restaurant for purchase of the liquor on the very same night and in this regard, PW- 14/Ninganagouda Patil, the Manager of Renuka Bar and Restaurant at Hiremegalagere village, on oath, deposed that on 02.04.2014 at about 9.00 p.m., he has sold Brandy bottle to the accused in his Bar and at that time, the cloth of the accused was stained with water and mud. At the time of giving bill amount, the accused while removing money from his shirt pocket, he saw 'Thali'. PW-14 had an interaction asking whether the accused had quarreled and came to Bar, but the accused did not respond and left along with Brandy bottle from the Renuka Bar. Later PW-14 came to know in the morning about the death of the deceased. The cross-examination of PW-14 did not point out anything why he is deposing against the accused and nothing is shown that PW-14 is an interested person and his evidence is untruthful.

52. Thus, the totality of the evidence did point out that on 02.04.2014 between 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. the deceased has gone near the canal of tank bund for attending the nature call wherein the accused followed her having purchased M.O.3/blade from the shop of PW-16 and later the accused returning with bloodstains on his cloths, gone to the Bar, purchased Brandy, when he paid the bill, PW-14 saw the 'Thali' in his pocket and also going in the early morning to a Tea shop keeping 'Thali' in his shirt pocket and thereafter the death of the deceased was unearthed in the morning.