for half an hour from 8.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in order to be able to witness the incident. It is again strange and unusual that though Manisekaran saw the appellant stabbing the deceased, he did not utter any shout or attempt to run out of the house for the purpose of seeking help for the deceased. We are not at all satisfied that Manisekaran was an eyewitness to incident and his testimony cannot be relied upon for the purpose of supporting the conviction of the appellant.” 1733. The so-called eye witnesses, Ram Prakash(PW-1) and Ram Naresh(PW-5) were the closest relatives of the victim. They allegedly saw the fatal assault on the victim and yet did not take any step to save him from the assault. If these witnesses PW-1 and PW-5 had actually seen the assault, their reaction and conduct does not match up with the reaction expected from them. Their conduct is highly unnatural, and we find it difficult to accept their presence at the crime scene. 34. Further, it is evident from the testimony