SHANTILAL DASHRATH GAIKWAD vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

HEMANT CHANDERSEN SHIV H. C. SHIV app218.25.doc 1. On 20.08.2013, at about 6:00 p.m., the victim was playing in front of her house where birthday programme of neighbouring child – s/o Shravankumar was organised. At about 7:00 p.m., the victim went missing. A search was made for the victim; however, she could not be 2 H. C. SHIV app218.25.doc found. Upon enquiry with the neighbour Prakash Mishra, he revealed that A-1 was playing with the victim at the birthday venue. Search was made in the house of A-1 but the victim and A-1 both were not found there. Therefore, PW.1 filed the complaint (Exh.21) which came to be registered with Kasarwadavli police station under Section 363 of IPC against the A-1. 4.1) On 21.08.2013 and 22.08.2013, API Lokare (PW.7) conducted the investigation and recorded the statement of witnesses. It revealed that when the victim went missing, A-2 Jahid-Ur-Rehman Shaikh was present with A-1. On 23.08.2013, A-1 was arrested. During further investigation, it transpired that A-1 had kidnapped the victim from the birthday venue and handed over to A-2 who took her to Thane Railway Station and abandoned at Platform No.10, there. 4.2) The CCTV footage of the Platform No.