- Pappu @ Har Narayan) alleged that the appellants killed her son. The allegation is that the appellants were carrying different weapons, and they assaulted her son. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 467/2024 13. None of the material prosecution witnesses except PW-3 (Santosh), the deceased's brother, supported the prosecution. The rest of the alleged eyewitnesses were declared hostile. PW-1 was also declared hostile as she did not support the prosecution. However, after her recall, she supported the prosecution. SUBMISSIONS 4. The learned senior counsel appearing for the appellants (accused no.2 to 6) in Criminal Appeal No.468/2024 pointed out that PW-1 did not support the prosecution. However, after a gap of 1½ years, she was recalled, and from her deposition after recall, it is apparent that the Police had compelled her to depose in a particular manner. Inviting our attention to the documents on record, the learned senior counsel submitted that the evidence of PW-1 must be disbelieved. Inviting