from previous-

--the  defence  lawyer  had  asked  shakir  ali  the  shop  owner   of  electric  gadgets  where  both  the  witness  and  the  accused  worked, mir  ali  ws  the  witness  and  shakir  ali  in his  mid  fifties  seemed  an  honest  man  ready  to  cooperate  to  bring  out  the  truth  and  facts  to solve  the  case  stood  outside  the  cour  room waiting  to  be  called  , the  lawyer  took  permission from  the  judge  who  was  very  much  interested  and  curious  , shakir  aali  was  first  asked  casually  about  his  health  and  the  weather , then what  could  he  tell about  the  witness  and  the  accuse  "s  nature  and  habits  and  behaviour   because  it  was  in his  elctric  shop  they  worked  and  he  knew  them  so  well personally