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15. PWs.2 and 3 are no other than the sons of the deceased. PW.2 deposed before the Court that more than one year ago around about 08:00 p.m. LW.5 - Lalamma came to him and informed that his mother fell down and she was unable to talk anything. Then himself and his younger brother went to the house of their mother and found her dead on a cot. He came to know that his mother fell and died. Police did not examine him. Prosecution got declared PW.2, son of the deceased, as hostile witness and suggested to him that he stated before Police as in Ex.P-2 (161 Cr.P.C statement) and that he is deposing false, for which he denied.

18. PW.5 - Lalamma deposed that about one and half year ago, while she was in her parents' house, she came to know that her mother-in-law - Venkatamma fell down and coming to know the same, she went to her house and found her lying on a cot. Thereafter, she went to the house of PW.2 and PW.3 and brought them to the house of the deceased. She does not know as to how she died. Prosecution got declared her as hostile and during cross- examination, she denied that she stated before Police as in Ex.P-4 (161 Cr.P.C statement) and that she is deposing false.

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19. PWs.6, 7 and 8 are the mediators. According to PW.6, Police did not call him to act as mediator for any panchanama. No panchanama was conducted in his presence. Exs.P-5 and P-6 are his signatures. In the year 2008, Police obtained his signatures as above. Prosecution got declared him as hostile and during the cross-examination, he denied that Police conducted panchanama for seizure of bloodstained clothes from PW.1 and he was present by then and he signed on Ex.P-5 and that he was also present at the inquest over the dead body of the deceased and that he is deposing false.

20. PW.7, another mediator, also did not support the case of the prosecution. He admitted his signatures under Exs.P-7 and P-8. Prosecution got declared him as hostile and during cross- examination he denied that he was present at the time of conducting panchanama for seizure of blood stained clothes from PW.1 and in that connection he put his signature i.e., Ex.P-7 and that further he was also present at the time of inquest panchanama over the dead body of the deceased and in that connection he put his signature under Ex.P-8 and that he is deposing false.