(deceased) was mentally disturbed and he was talking about committing suicide and that his dead-body was found in hanged condition. After about 42 days of the incident, the informant has lodged first information report of this case at police station Sikohabad, District Firozabad, where informant was posted. This long delay in lodging first information report and conduct of the informant raises serious doubt about the authenticity of his version. The conduct of alleged witnesses namely, Eidal and Banwari as well as Jeetu and Pushpalata is not natural. All these witnesses are related to the complainant and thus, they are interested witnesses. They have not disclosed anything regarding the incident for more than one month. The statement of Pushplat is hearsay. Referring to statements of alleged eyewitnesses Eidal and Banwari, it was submitted that the statements of witnesses are thoroughly improbable and it appears that they have been introduced after one month of incident with intention to create evidence. Learned counsel has also pointed out that on 08.10.2018 informant has submitted an application to the in-charge of P.S. Sikohabad, wherein, he has stated that he does not want any action in the case lodged by him and the case be closed but thereafter he has filed protest petition against the final report. The entire family of applicant was named in the first information report, without assigning any specific role. All the accused persons were named merely on the basis of suspicion.
