Investigation Report. 27. As per prison conduct report dated 06/07/2023 forwarded by Superintendent, District Jail, Yervada, it is opined that appellant is aged 47 18years and his conduct and behaviour is satisfactory with other inmates and prison staff. Same is the report of the probation officers dated 28/06/2023 and they further state that appellant is not involved in any criminal activity in jail for the past 6 years and his behaviour with jail staff and inmates is satisfactory. 28. As per the Mitigation Investigation Report forwarded by Ms. Neha Kangralkar dated 25/04/2023 titled ‘Mitigation Investigation Report for Eknath Kisan Kumbharkar’, the following mitigation circumstances are identified. i.Time spent in prison: Appellant has spent about 11 years behind bars. ii.Absence of criminal antecedents iii. Socio-economic background: Appellant comes from a poor nomadic community in Maharashtra. He had an alcoholic father, and was forced to start working since the age of 5 to