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30. P.W.15 Gladys Jayanthi, Inspector of Police, CBI, Bengaluru, has deposed in her evidence that she was working as inspector of police CBI, Bengaluru since 1999 till this day. Sri. G.S. Kumar, inspector of police of CBI, was working in CBI, Bengaluru since 1994 to 1999. He is no more. This case was mainly investigated by the inspector G.S. Kumar. While he was working as Inspector, CBI Bengaluru, she was acquainted with his writings and signatures. On 13.10.1995, the Inspector G.S. Kumar had collected certain documents from the Senior Manager of the Bank of Maharastra, Regional Office, Bengaluru. In that regard, he had prepared a receipt memo which is Ex.P.65 consists of three pages and P.65(a) is the signature of Kumar. Under Ex.P.65, totally 73 documents were seized. She has seen the complaint lodged on 31.7.1995, the signature appearing on this document Ex.p.66 is the signature of inspector of G.S. Kumar. She has seen the document dated 21.11.1995 which is the specimen writing taken by the investigating officer in respect of Ajay Mehta which is in 19 sheets. The signature appearing on these documents at the end of each page is seen with that of Mr. G.S. Kumar. The said documents are marked as Exs.P.67 to P.85 and the signatures of G.S. Kumar as Ex.P.67(a) to P.85(a). She has seen the document showing the specimen signature of Smt.Achala Mehta marked as per Exs.P.86 to P.93 and the signature of G.S. Kumar are Ex.p.86(a) to P.93(a). She has seen the document dated 24.11.1995 which is the specimen signature of Umesh Pramod Chand (accused No.4) marked as Exs.P.94 to P.98 and the signatures of G.S. Kumar is Exs.P.94(a) to P.98(a). She has seen another document dated 24.11.1995 which is the specimen signature of Mr.Hitesh Shevantilal V.Shah marked as per Exs.P.99 to P-103. The signatures of G.S. Kumar are Exs.P.99(a) to P.103(a). She has seen the document dated 23.11.1995 which is a receipt memo marked as per Ex,.P.104 and the signature of G.S. Kumar is Ex.P.104(a). She has seen two documents dated 23.11.1995 and 21.11.1995 as per Exs.P.105 and 106 and the signatures of G.S. Kumar are 105(a) and 106(a). She has seen the document dated 14.11.1995 which are the two search lists marked as Exs.P.107 and 108 and the signature of Kumar are 107(a) and 108(a). She has seen documents which are the search lists in three sheets dated 5.11.1995 marked as per Ex.P.109 and another document production memo dated 15.9.1995 which is marked as per Ex.p.110 and the signatures of G.S. Kumar are 109(a) and 110(a) and (b). She has seen the documents which are the statements and further statements of E.C.Menenzen recorded by G.S. Kumar marked as per Exs.P.111 and 112. She has seen documents dated 10.10.1995 which are the statements of witnesses Sardeshai, R.G.N.Desai, which also bears the signatures of G.S. Kumar and the documents are Exs.P.113 and P.114 and they are in the hand writing of G.S. Kumar. She has seen the documents marked as per Exs.P.115 and 126 which are the statements of Sri. B.Y.Patil, J.Uma Shankar, Deepak Vidhya, Ganesh, Kushalraj, Peethamabar Gokul Das, G.V.Ramanan, Suresh Dadlani, Narasimha Murthy, Ramesh, Laxman Mahalani, V.M. Vasudevan in the handwriting of G.S. Kumar. She had worked with him for more than five years. Some times, he used to record the statements of the witnesses in her presence and thereafter, used to put his signatures and sometimes, in her presence, he used to ask her to record the statement upon which he used to put his signatures recorded by her and it is thereby that she had acquaintance of his signature as well as his writings. Whenever search and secret operations used to take place, she used to accompany him in respect of these cases, since she was the only lady officer in their branch. After the demise of G.S. Kumar, the file of this case was handed over to her for further investigation. On perusal, she found that some of the documents collected in the course of investigation were missing. As such, she filed an application before the court for granting permission for further investigation which was allowed by the court. There upon, she contacted the bank and requested to produce the concerned missing documents. The bank officials told her that they have already handed over those documents to G.S. Kumar and also showed her the acknowledgement for having handed over those documents to him. She made attempts to search for those documents in the Malkhana office and record section of CBI. But those documents were not available. Even certified copies of those missing documents were also not available.

31. In the cross examination by advocate for accused No.1, P.W.15 admitted as true that she does not have personal knowledge about the investigation conducted by G.S. Kumar since she took over the file only after his death. She denied the suggestion that she is deposing falsely to the effect that after obtaining permission for further investigation, she approached the bank for securing the missing documents. There is document in witness of the same in the form of letter given by the bank to the effect that the documents have been handed over to G.S. Kumar.