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6.Based on the complaint, the Police registered F.I.R., and took up the case for investigation. In the course of the investigation, they found that A.1, the owner cum Driver of the Ambassador Car, in which, the cash was Carried by the defacto complainant, was hand in glove with the other accused persons A.2 to A.4. They have planned for robbery and as per the conspiracy, A.3 intercepted the Car, while it was moving on Paruthipattu Sundara Sozhapuram road, A.2 to A.4 picked quarrel with the occupants of the Car as if thir car has hit a boy and fled without stopping. Therefore, they forced their entry into the Car. A.1 being a co-conspirator facilitated them to enter the Car. They took 'U' turn and drove the Car to a short distance. Stopped the Car in a secluded place. Sriramulu (P.W.1) and Shivakumar http://www.judis.nic.in (P.W.2) were asked to get down then, they took away the Car and cash.

25.Per contra, the learned Government Advocate (crl.side) appearing for the state would submit that P.W.1 is the Cash Executive Officer of SDB SISCO India Private Limited. The contract of collecting TASMAC sales collection from the outlets and remitting to the Office is entrusted to this company. On 27.12.2008, P.W.1 along with Shivakumar (P.W.2) Cash http://www.judis.nic.in Operator had engaged the Car of A.1 from P.W.5 Travels Company and went for collection. First they went to Mettukuppam TASMAC outlet next to Abiramapuram TASMAC later several other shops located at Maduravoyal Vanagaram shop at Poonamallee – Avadi Highways, Avadi Market, Paruthipattu and return back to Tiruverkadu via Sundara Sozhapuram. At that time, a man came in a two wheeler had intercepted the Car. A.1 - Driver of the Car, stopped it. P.W.1 has identified the person who intercepted the Car as A.3. He picked quarrel with A.1. At that time, two others (A.3 and A.4) came and forced them to turn back the Car saying the Car has hit a person and he is lying in a pool of blood. A.2, A.3 and A.4 showed knife and told to keep quite and got into the Car. They forced A.1 to vacate the driver seat, pushed him towards P.W.1 and A.4 took the steering of the Car. They said they were proceeding towards Avadi Police Station and took a 'U' turn and stopped the Car near Kannampalayam, dropped Sivakumar (P.W.2), A.1 and P.W.1., took away the Car along with cash collection. The cell phone of A.1 was taken away by the other accused. After making enquiry with the local shepherds, they came to know about the name of the place they borrowed phone from one of the local person, informed the incident to the office and after that, message went to the Police Station and they contacted them.

28.P.W.3 - Srinivasan, is the witness to observation mahazar - Ex.P.2. He does not say anything about the accused persons. His evidence is only to http://www.judis.nic.in the effect that the Ambassador Car was standing near the cremation ground at Paruthipattu and there was a small crowd around the Car when he enquired, they said that somebody has robbed the money and left. At the request of the Inspector, he signed the observation mahazar.

32.Heard the learned counsel for the appellants; learned Government Advocate (crl.side) appearing for the State and records perused.

33.From the material evidence collected against these appellants, the prosecution has established that A.1 to A.4 had previous meeting of mind to commit the offence pursuant to the criminal conspiracy, A.1 who is the http://www.judis.nic.in owner of the Car bearing registration No. TN 09 AK 8290, had rented it to M/s.Banyan Travels owned by P.W.4 - Murugananthan. He himself used to drive the Car. P.W.4, in his evidence has linked the vehicle in which the money was carried to that of A.1. P.Ws.1 and 2 have deposed that when the Car was intercepted near Paruthipattu, Sundara Sozhavaram Road, A.1 was on the wheels driving the Car A.2 to A.4 were identified as persons who picked quarrel with them and entered the Car. Forced them to take 'U' turn and after some distance, near a lake road, stopped the Car, dropped A.1, P.Ws.1 and 2 and fled with the Car and cash.