states that having killed two persons and having abducted two others, those persons tried to chase the informant. The informant was then rescued by one Pandit whom he does not even recognize. He does not even know where he belongs. This is of some importance because in the FIR, the person is identified as Kumhar Pandit of village – Hanuwara. He admits that the incidence took place at 11 am. He states, in his examination-in-chief, that he had given information only after peace had returned after the riots. In his cross-examination, he is clearly given a suggestion that in his further statement, in course of investigation to the police, he had stated that people had told him that one of the assailants was the appellant. He denies the same. This would be of some importance because the IO (PW 7) is then confronted and he states that the informant (PW 5) had in fact disclosed that he had learnt the name of appellant from others. In his cross-examination, he admits that on the date of occurrence, he had gone to the PS. No action was taken. On the next day, the Mukhiya drew up an application which was then taken to the PS and process started. This again is of some importance because nothing like this is stated in the FIR which is taken to a wrong PS after twelve days of the occurrence. He admits in his cross-examination that in Sanhaulla Bazar itself, Sanhaulla PS is located. He now states that there were 12 to 15 people who had surrounded him when he was rescued by the
