they will also kill his family members. Thereafter, the accused persons threw the dead-body of Raghuvir in the well and put the quilt over him. The accused persons also left the sickle there which was found in the morning. He has also stated that before the incident at about 12:00 hours of the day the accused persons were grazing goats which entered into the field of Raghuvir and Raghuvir had forbidden them whereupon an altercation took place; he intervened in the matter and due to that reason the accused persons committed murder of his uncle Raghuvir. In cross-examination, he has stated that he told the Investigating Officer that he had casually slept in his field in that night. He has also stated that he showed his torch to the Investigating Officer. He has further stated that before he could tell anything to Bachan Singh a rumour had spread in the village that the accused persons had committed murder of the deceased. According to him he was the only eye witness of the incident, therefore, without his telling anybody no rumour could have spread. Since he is the nephew of the deceased therefore his conduct in keeping mum for two months does not appear natural. He has also stated that since the rumour had spread in the village that is why he told about the incident to Udai Singh and Bachan Singh sons of Raghuvir Singh, in that case, it is also possible that actually he did not see the incident and on the basis of rumour he told P.W.1 Bachan Singh about the murder.
