24. During the cross-examination of Nivrutti (PW4), it was
revealed that he started returning to his village with his
bullock cart after 3:00 p.m. on the day of the incident.
Santosh (PW 3) and his son were with him in the bullock cart,
and they reached the village within an hour. However,
Santosh’s evidence demonstrates that he had already left for
home from the agricultural land immediately after the first
incident. According to Bajrang and Laxman, their father,
Nivrutti, was not present in the field. However, Nivrutti
admitted in his cross-examination that he went for sowing the
land along with his bullock cart and impediments with him,
reached the field at about 9:00 a.m., completed his work at
about 3:00 p.m., and thereafter started returning to his village
along with his bullock cart. At that time, Santosh and his son
were with him in the bullock cart, and they reached the
village within an hour. However, according to Santosh,
Bajrang and Laxman; Nivrutti was not present in the field at
the time of the incident. Bajrang and Laxman stated that they
met Nivrutti on their way home while returning from the
hospital. The evidence of Santosh shows that after the
incident at about 5:30 pm, which occurred in the field, he left
for home while Bajrang and Laxman went to the police
station. These circumstances create doubt on the testimony of
