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5. Per contra, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor strongly opposed the applicant and submitted that at this stage it cannot be said that the panchanama is back dated. Amount of Rs.1,70,000/- has been recovered from possession of the present applicant. In fact, when the name of the present applicant came to be disclosed 4 BA 74-2021 by accused No.1, the investigating team had gone to Rajasthan from where the present applicant belongs and had made investigation at that place also. The cream colour pant has been recovered from the present applicant which can be seen in the CCTV Footage. There was no necessity to have any identifcation parade under the said circumstance that except the accused No.1 and 2 nobody else could be said to be present, and it has been now transpired that those persons themselves are accused. There is CCTV Footage in which the presence of the applicant can be seen. There is certifcate issued under Section 65-B of the Indian Evidence Act and the hash value of the CCTV Footage has been taken. One more important point that is required to be considered is that the present applicant has criminal record. There are about 15 cases pending against the present applicant in the police station at Bhinmal in Rajasthan. Most of those offences are under Section 457, 380 of Indian Penal code. One is under Section 363, 366, 376 of Indian Penal Code. In two cases he has been convicted and in two cases he has been acquitted, from one case he has been discharged, however all the other cases are still pending. Under such circumstances, possibility of similar offences by accused cannot be ruled out.