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29. On the other hand the learned counsel representing the state has submitted that the impugned judgement is well reasoned passed after duly appreciating the evidence on record and that the evidence in the shape of disclosure statements leading to recovery of incriminating articles at the instance of the accused and also the confession made by one of the accused clearly point towards the guilt of the accused. The learned counsel has further submitted that the evidence led by the prosecution, indicating withdrawal of an amount by accused Chinar to 14 of 45 (15) Criminal Appeal No.D-151-DB of 2011 and 2 other connected appeals be paid to the contract killers and also the evidence regarding the stay of the contract killers in a hotel in Muktsar leaves no manner of doubt regarding the involvement of the accused in the crime and that the circumstantial evidence led by prosecution forms a complete chain of evidence leading to one and only one inference that it is the accused who had murdered the deceased Mohanbir Singh

2. "Last seen" evidence in the shape of statement of PW-4 Gurjant Singh.
3. Extra judicial confession of Chinar @ Shallu before PW-6 Vinod Kumar.
4. Bank Account Statement indicating withdrawal of an amount of ` 1 lakh from the account of Chinar, allegedly to be paid to co-

accused contract killers Shalender and Sandeep.

5. Record of hotel indicating entry in the name of accused Shalender in respect of the day of occurrence.

Withdrawal of ` 1 Lac on the day of occurrence :

59. It is case of the prosecution that Chinar Lamba had withdrawn an amount of `1,00,000/- on 1.2.2006 to be paid to the contract killers. The prosecution, in order to substantiate the said fact, has examined PW-12 Sanjiv Prabhakar, Vice President, HONG Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation, Chandigarh who proved the statement of Bank accounts in respect of three different bank accounts, one jointly in the name of Manmohan Kaur Lamba and Chinar Lamba, another in the name of Chinar Lamba and third in the name of Mohanbir Singh Lamba as Ex.PW-12/A, Ex.PW-12/B and PW-12/C respectively. A perusal of Account statement Ex.PW12/C in respect of account No. 129041240006 in the name of Chinar Lamba reveals that there is an entry regarding withdrawal of `1,00,000/- on 1.2.2006.

61. The learned counsel for accused has dwelled much on the document, Mark DA which is in the nature of a statement of complainant Manmohan Kaur recorded during some inquiry proceedings, wherein it is stated that Shalu had given an amount of ` 1 lakh to her for safekeeping on 1.2.2006 and out of which upon demand made by Shalu she had given an amount of ` 20,000/- to Shalu. The learned counsel, while referring to the said statement has submitted that the said admission of the complainant that Shalu had handed over the amount of ` 1 lakh to her virtually demolishes the case of prosecution that Shalu had withdrawn the amount of ` 1 lakh to be given to the alleged contract killers Sandeep and Shalender.