prosecution. 8. The second event is that on 5th February 1999, nearly 01 year and 09 months from the date on which her deposition was recorded, PW-1 made an application to the Court stating that her statement given to the Police was true, but as the accused had threatened to kill her and PW-3, she did not support the prosecution. She stated that she desires to tell the truth before the Court. She filed an affidavit in support of her application on the same day. The Police made no investigation into the alleged threat administered by the accused to PW-1. As noted earlier, in her earlier deposition, in paragraph 6, she stated that the accused continued to be in jail for 1½ years. Her statement indicates that the accused were in jail till the day of her deposition. There is another crucial aspect. Two months before PW-1 submitted the application, PW-3 was examined before the Court on 19th December 1998. Though PW-1 claimed that the accused had threatened to kill PW-3, surprisingly, PW-3