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2. The facts leading to the conviction of the two appellants need narration. The appellants will henceforth the referred to as A1 and A2 respectively. A1 at the relevant time was the Junior Engineer, Madras Telephone, Mambalam External. A2 was the Phone Inspector, Madras Telephones, attached to the same office. P.W. 2, Murugesan, a resident of West Jones Road, Saidapet, was a finance broker, carrying on his business under the name and style of "Sivasankar Agencies" Sivakami, the daughter of P.W. 2, was suffering from several ailments inclusive of skin disease, throat infection and ulcer in her stomach. In view of the sickness of his daughter, P.W. 2 wanted to have a casual telephone connection for a period of 60 days. The need for the request of a casual telephone connection was to facilitate emergency calls being made to the Doctor as and when necessary. P.W. 2, therefore, sent his application Ex. P. 2, dated 11-9-1984 to the Deputy Area Manager (South), Madras Telephones. Along with Ex. P. 2, P.W. 2 enclosed a medical certificate Ex. P. 3 - issued by the Skin Specialist, affirming the need for frequent medical advice and medical care either in person or over the telephone. P.W. 2 went over to the Office of the Deputy Area Manager (South), Madras Telephones, on 15-9-1984. He was then directed to deposit a sum of Rs. 920/ within 15 days. A demand notice was also issued to him. On 21-9-1984 P.W. 2 deposited Rs. 920/ in cash, as advised. Even after such deposit, the casual telephone was not installed. Hence, on 29-9-1984 P.W. 2 got in touch with the Office of the Deputy Manager (South) over the Telephone. He was then informed that the casual telephone connection had been sanctioned even on 29-9-1984 and the telephone number allotted to him was 446001. He was also directed to got in touch with the Assistant Engineer, Telephone Exchange, Mambalam, for further details. Thereafter at or about 12 noon on 29-9-1984 P.W. 2 contacted the Office of the Assistant Engineer, Telephone Exchange, Mambalam, over the telephone. His call was answered by P.W. 6 V. J. Niyasudeen, the Assistant Engineer, P.W. 6 informed P.W. 2 that no communication had been received from the Office of the Deputy Area Manager. P.W. 2 again got in touch with the Office of the Deputy Area Manager (South) and learnt that even on 22-9-1984 a communication by registered post as well as by telex had been forwarded to P.W. 6. Again P.W. 2 contacted P.W. 6 over the telephone and furnished this information. P.W. 6 promised to look into the records and in case an advice note had been received, he would direct further action. P.W. 6 noted in Ex. P. 13, a scribbling pad, about the casual connection enquiry, made by P.W. 2 on 29-9-1984. P.W. 6, on verification, found that his Office had received the advice note Ex. P. 14 from the Deputy Area Manager (South) even on 27-9-1984 for providing a casual telephone connection immediately for 60 days from the date of installation, to P.W. 2. P.W. 6 thereafter contacted A1, the Junior Engineer, at or about 2 p.m. over the telephone and directed him to provide a casual telephone connection immediately at the residence of P.W. 2, in view of the sanction accorded by the Deputy Area Manager.

7. Later A-1 was searched. He had in his possession a railway season ticket, a bunch of keys and Rs. 265.45 in cash. These articles were returned to A-1. A-2 was then searched. He had in his possession an identification card a key bunch, a money purse, a comb and Rs. 232/- in cash, which were all returned to him. Two diaries along with some papers kept in the cycles of the accused were recovered by P.W. 5. He also seized Ex. P. 6 from D.W. 3. The signatures of the witnesses were obtained in Ex. P. 6, which is the slip relating to telephone No. 446001 allotted to P.W. 2. P.W. 2 was later directed to come inside the hall. He was searched and sent away. Ex. P. 9 prepared at the residence of P.W. 2 incorporates all that had happened at the residence of P.W. 2. P.W. 3, Ramu and D.W. 3 have attested Ex. P. 9. Copies of P. 9 were given to both the accused and their acknowledgments were obtained. P.W. 5 contacted P.W. 6, the Assistant Engineer and directed him to keep certain documents in safe custody. The House search of both the accused did not yield anything incriminating. Later the accused were left in their respective houses. P.W. 3 K. G. Ramachandran, who accompanied P.W. 2 and who is an attestor to Exs. P. 5 and P. 9 has deposed about all the events in detail. P.W. 7 Rajee Vekshan, Inspector of Police, S.P.E., C.B.I. took up investigation on 17-10-1984. He scrutinised the documents and on 19-10-1984 gave a requisition Ex. P. 15 to the Principal Sessions Judge, Madras for sending M.Os. 9, 11 and 13 for chemical analysis. On 24-10-1984 he visited the house of P.W. 2 and examined him. He inspected the spot where the trap was laid. On 16-11-1984 he examined P.W. 5 and another. He questioned A. 1 on 29-12-1984. On 31-12-1984 he examined P.W. 3 and another and questioned A-2. On 2-1-1985 he examined P.W. 6 and collected from him certain documents including Exs. P. 13 and P. 14. He also obtained from P.W. 6 Ex. P. 16 the whereabouts register with reference to the entries made on 1-10-1984. On 3-1-1985 P.W. 7 examined the persons mentioned in Ex. P. 16 and learnt that they did not attend to that particular work. P.W. 7 scrutinised Ex. P. 6 and found that Venkatesan did not attend to the work mentioned in the slip. He also examined D.W. 3. As requested by P.W. 7, M.Os. 9, 11 and 13 were sent for chemical analysis. Ex. P. 11 the report of the Chemical Examiner shows that the liquids in these bottles were phenolpthelin and sodium carbonate. P.W. 1 the Area Manager (South) Madras Telephones who is competent to remove the accused from service, on receiving a report from the Superintendent of Police, C.B.I., Madras after perusing the relevant documents and satisfying himself accorded sanction to prosecute both the accused. Ex. P. 1 is the sanction order which has been proved by the Area Manager himself, who was examined as P.W. 1. P.W. 4 is the Scientific Assistant, Grade I, Attached to the Forensic Science Department, who has deposed about Ex. P. 11, the report Analyst, having been forwarded to the Special Court.