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16. PW-30 (Sh.Sanjay Bansal), ACMM-02, North, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi conducted Test Identification Proceedings (TIP for short) on 16.05.2006. PW-4 (Sanjiv Rai Mahajan) and PW-5 (Pratima Mahajan) participated in the TIP and identified the articles. The detailed TIP, Ex.PW-4/L, details the articles which were identified and also those which could not be identified. PW-4 (Sanjiv Rai Mahajan) testified that on 16.05.2006, he identified silver coins mentioned at Sl.No.1, 4 and 9 in the TIP and it belonged to his mother and sister. He identified watch at Sl.No.2 and the items at Sl.No.4 in the TIP. In the Court, he identified the articles recovered by the police collectively exhibited as Ex.PW-4/1 to Ex.PW-4/8 taken out of eight parcels. He elaborated that he had seen his mother and sister wearing and using these articles. The articles also appeared in the photographs produced before the police. He further explained that one gold „Mata‟ locket identified by him was visible in the photographs bearing Sl.No.20, 21, 22 and 24 of deceased Anuradha Mahajan and it was purchased vide bill No.1655 on 10.11.2004 from M/s. M.B.Jewellers and sons. The photocopy of the same is Ex.PW-4/A4. The photographs are Ex.PW-4/A5 to Ex.PW-4/A8. The Mata locket is Ex.PW- 4/A9. The witness identified a pair of diamond tops Ex.PW-4/A10 and produced the photographs bearing Sl.Nos.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 11 where her mother is visible wearing the diamond tops and the photographs are Ex.PW-4/A11 to Ex.PW-4/A16. Photocopy of the bill of the diamond tops Ex.PW-4/A17 is dated 19.09.2001 issued in the name of Swarana Mahajan by M/s.M.B.Jewellers and Sons, Calcutta Wala. He identified „three pieces of gold chain‟ collectively as Ex.PW-4/6 belonging to his sister and mother. He identified the smallest piece of gold chain as Ex.PW-4/A42. He also identified the full chain in the neck of his sister in photograph at Sl.Nos.18 and 19 as Ex.PW-4/A43 and Ex.PW-4/A44 respectively. He identified the biggest piece as Ex.PW-4/A45 and also identified the full chain in photographs at Sl.Nos.21, 22, 23 and 24 of his sister as Ex.PW-4/A6, Ex.PW-4/A7, Ex.PW-4/A46 and Ex.PW-4/A8. He further deposed that on 16.05.2006, he with his wife went to Patiala House Court and participated in the TIP in the chamber of Sh.Sanjay Bansal, Ld.Magistrate. Jewellery belonged to his mother and sister, and they used to wear it. Only main items were shown to them for the identification and were mixed with similar articles. He fairly admitted that all the articles were not shown to them as the Investigating Officer was unable to arrange similar articles like the case properties. On 25.05.2006, he identified Timex Quartz Vista gold frame wrist watch kept in the malkhana recovered in the personal search of A-3. Her mother Swarana Mahajan used to wear the watch regularly and it also appeared in the photos bearing Nos.6 and 8. He also identified one white dial Quartz New York and Company (NY&C), the strap of which was black and of leather and it belonged to his sister Anuradha. It was recovered in the personal search of A-4. This watch was purchased by him for his sister for 34.50 US dollars and he had presented it to her in January, 2006. On the same day, he also identified Anuradha‟s mobile make Samsung R-220 recovered from A-4 in his personal search. It was purchased for `9,000/- in July 2002 and its IMEI number was 350624/08/54857918. PW-5 (Pratima Mahajan) also identified the articles in the TIP. She explained that her husband prepared list of missing articles Ex.PW-4/J at their residence and it was typed by him. He prepared the list with memory. Item No.22 i.e. several gold coins purity 0.999 purchased from MMTC were seen by her with her mother-in-law. She denied that the jewellery was provided by them to plant upon the accused after their arrest.