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8. First of all, we shall consider whether the trial Court was justified in concluding that the dead body found on the railway track and the skull found in the adjacent field belonged to deceased Leela Bai. The headless body was found on the railway track at about 09.00 p.m.- 09.15 p.m. On 01.09.2003, the date on which deceased Leela Bai was last seen alive. It is true that the headless body was not shown to her parents Phool Singh (PW/5) and Sukhwati Bai (PW/8); however, Phool Singh (PW/5) has stated that when he learnt that a dead body was recovered near Village Khamtara, he had gone to the police and reported that his daughter was also missing. He had also told the police that she was wearing red bangles and red Saree with golden brocade; whereon, the police had shown him the clothes and broken pieces of bangles found on the dead body. He had identified the articles as those belonging to his daughter. Since, Phool Singh (PW/5) had seen his daughter deceased Leela Bai on 01.09.2003 in the Court, it would not have been difficult for him to identify the Saree, blouse and bangles belonging to his daughter and which were found on the dead body. The identification memo (Ex.P/9) was prepared by the Investigating Officer in that behalf. It bears the signature of Phool Singh (PW/5). Sukhwati Bai (PW/8) has also supported the statements of her husband Phool Singh. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the statement of Phool Singh sounds natural and there is no reason to suspect its veracity on this point. Thus, the trial Court was justified in recording a finding that the headless body belonged to deceased Leela Bai.