State vs Mohd. Hanif on 22 October, 2013
10. PW2, complainant is the material witness, but he did not support the
case of the prosecution as he did not identify the accused persons. PW2 was
crossexamined by Ld. APP for the State, but nothing material came in his cross
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examination. On the other hand, the deposition of PW3 and PW9, who are
recovery witnesses according to the prosecution, are not trustworthy as there are
contradictions in their depositions. PW3 deposed that at about 0415 a.m., the
accused persons came on their Motor Cycle and they were apprehended. Personal
search of the accused was conducted and one purse containing Rs.2,020/ was
recovered from Mohd. Hanif and mobile phone Nokia was recovered from the
possession of accused Mohd. Nizam. Whereas, PW9 deposed that he arrested the
accused persons at about 0540 a.m. on 31.12.2006. PW9 further deposed that he
did not make any search of the accused persons and the case properties were
produced by the accused themselves. PW9 also admitted that the place of
occurrence is thickly populated and residential area and a number of jhuggis
situated there. It is difficult to believe that if the place of occurrence is thickly
populated area and a number of jhuggis are situated there, then, why no public
person was made a witness regarding the arrest and recovery of the purse and
mobile phone from the accused.