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4. PW-1 Ketan Pramod Kale and CW-1 Rahul Abhimanyu Bhosale were employed in the Blue Bird Detective Agency by the Accused. They were told that they have to abduct one doctor who was involved in kidney scandal and he was to be interviewed by the Head of their detective agency. On 1/7/2006 the Accused alongwith PW-1 Ketan Kale and C.W-1 Rahul Bhosale searched for a lodging house and booked room no.7 in one lodge named Shantanu Lodge on 2/7/2006. On the previous day i.e. on 1/7/2006 the Accused with the help of P.W.1 Ketan Kale and C.W-1 Rahul Bhosale performed rehearsal of overpowering the doctor as soon as he would enter the room. Accused no.1 told P.W.1 Ketan Kale and CW-1 Rahul Bhosale how to hold the mouth and legs of Dr.Deepak Mahajan after the signal was received by them. It is the prosecution's case that the Accused in the course of their preparation had purchased drug by name Thisol Sodium/ Pentathol/Thipentone from the chemists by name Darpan and Tashiba Medical & General Stores, Nasik. This drug is used to give anesthesia and also to put the animals to sleep in Veterinary hospitals.

However the identity of Accused No.1 and Accused 2 can be fixed on the basis of the acts attributed to them by the witnesses which corroborates with the evidence of PW-1. At the time of kidnapping the deceased was given anesthesia and was made to sleep by the Accused. For the purpose of giving general anesthesia, the drug- Thipentone was used. The said drug is available in the market in white powder in the quantity of 500 mg or 1000 mg.

70. Learned Special prosecutor has submitted that Mr. Milind Somnath Potnis- PW-28 has deposed that Neon Laboratory is manufacturing thipentone drug and said drug is used for the purpose of anesthesia and also he has confirmed that batch no. 172134 was supplied to the Distributors at Pune and Mumbai. He has identified the seven bottles of Thipentone injections, two bottles powder and five empty bottles and confirmed the Batch No. 172134 on the labels of those bottles. Ld. Prosecutor has further submitted that PW-7 has deposed that in June, 2006 he was having the stock of Sodium Pentathol and 19.4.2006 he had sold one vial of Sodium Pentathol to D. A. Devasthali on the prescription of one Dr. G. Patil and he has also issued the bill accordingly and he has deposed that the said lady is before the Court. Further learned Prosecutor pointed out that PW-8 has given the evidence on the similar lines that he has purchased 25 vials of Sodium Pentathol from Neon Laboratories of Batch 172134 from Neyon and on 13.9.06 Police had come alongiwth Accused no.1 and he identified Accused no.1 as the lady who had come on 24.4.2004 and have purchased six vials of thisol sodium of batch no. 172134 alongwith six bottles of distilled water so also on 25.4.2006 and 29.4.2006 both of them have purchased Injection Thisol Sodium 500 gms. from batch no. 172134, seven vials and four vials and so also bottles of distill water. PW-8 has identified the Accused No. 1and also the bills issued in the name of Deepti Devasthali were proved by them. Ld. Prosecutor has submitted that in the search of the house of the Accused at Krishniwatika, Police has seized a box vials of the injections sodium Pentathol and thus the prosecution has proved that Accused no.1 has purchased sodium pentathol from Nashik.