Criminal Case/176/2010 on 27 February, 2015
15. Firstly, while the alleged accident had taken place on the night
intervening 01.05.2010 and 02.05.2010, the statement of PW-5 Sh.
Aklakh under Section 161 Cr.P.C. was recorded only on 04.05.2010 i.e.
after two days of the incident. The said delay in recording the statement
of an eye witness has, however, remained unexplained on the part of
the prosecution and is, therefore, a major lacuna in the case of the
prosecution. As per the police report, the complainant/PW-6 Sub
Inspector Kashmiri Lal did not find any eye witness of the accident
either at the spot or at the hospital and had got the case registered on
the DD entry. It is most unnatural conduct on part of the alleged eye-
witness to have failed to inform the police about the accident in
question or accompany the injured/deceased to the hospital and to
have altogether disappeared from the scene, if the alleged accident
had in fact occurred in his presence as alleged. In his cross-
examination, PW-5 has stated that he had gone to the police station on
the next day, i.e. 02.05.2010 or 03.05.2010, with the owner of both the
vehicles. However, it has not been explained by the prosecution as to
why his statement was not recorded on the said day of his visit to the
police station. Further, there is nothing on record to suggest that PW-5
Aklakh along with deceased Manmohan was deputed to repair the
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vehicle bearing no. HR 38H 7327 on the date and time of the incident.
The alleged Sh. Aslam, owner of the workshop where PW-5 was
allegedly employed, who had allegedly deputed PW-5 to repair the said
truck has neither been cited nor examined by the prosecution. In view
of the aforesaid, the very presence of PW-5 Sh. Aklakh at the spot at
the time of accident appears to be doubtful.