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61. PW12 stated that on 27.04.2009 i.e. a little over a year after the incident, he received a telephonic message from DIG, CID Crime directing him to visit the scene in connection 39 of 92 with FIR No. 182. He alongwith other police officers went to Ranbir Singh's house where this witness says that Rajinder Singh stated that on the night of 22.04.2008 Sramveer took the pistol from the wooden almirah (cupboard) in Ranbir Singh's bed room. Rajinder Singh asked PW12 to examine the almirah (cupboard) and give his opinion. He accordingly examined the almirah, took photographs and submitted his report dated 29.04.2009 (Ex.P33) alongwith the photographs. In cross examination he admitted that when he inspected the almirah the lock was not affixed to the almirah and was lying separately as shown to him by the police. The empty gun box was lying on the bed. He admitted that there were no tool marks or scratches or ridges on the lock. He admitted that where the lock of an almirah is broken with force, there is a possibility of some marks, grazes/scratches appearing on the lock of the almirah; that there were, however, no scratches or grazes on the lock shown to him and that there were no traces of any scratches or force marks on both the latches fixed inside the almirah. He stated that he was not in a position to pinpoint the time of breaking open of the almirah.