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52. Further, the prosecution has examined CW.9- Ms.Yamuna B.S., as PW.16. As per prosecution case, she is the lady who had accompanied accused to M/s. Levels Pub and Kitchens, JP Nagar, Bengaluru on 09.02.2021, she witnessed accused talking with some one in Phone at Pub and she received Rs.50,000/- from him out of the amount of Rs.5 Lakh which was kept on the dash board of his Car in Yellow Cover. Her evidence, in her examination-in-chief, goes to show that, she was working as Data operator in Enforcement Directorate, Bengaluru on contract basis during the year 2020-21 and she knows accused-Sri. Lalit Bazad, he was an Enforcement Officer at ED Office Bengaluru, she left her contractual job at ED office on 09.02.2021 and she was attached 46 Spl.CC.9/2022 with accused. That on 09.02.2021, accused-Sri. Lalit Bazad told her that he will give send-off party to her; accordingly, on 09.02.2021 at about 7 PM, herself and accused went to M/s. Levels Pub & Kitchens situated at JP Nagar, Bengaluru for send-off party; where they were received by Pub owner and while taking food at the table, accused received a call from one Chennakeshavalu and many calls were also coming to him. Further, accused asked the owner to provide him one phone for his personal use, accordingly Pub owner gave one phone to him and through which accused called someone and asked to bring something; further, accused asked waiter to send one person from parking staff and thereafter, one person from parking staff came to their table, accused asked him to give his Cell phone and asked said parking staff to call last dialed number and handed over said Cell phone and Car key to parking staff and accused told parking staff that someone will come and hand over the parcel and to keep said parcel in his Car. It is her further evidence that, after keeping the parcel in Car, said parking staff came to their table and returned Car key 47 Spl.CC.9/2022 and cell phone to accused and told accused that parcel is kept in the Car dashboard. It is the further evidence of PW.16 that, accused gave her Rs.50,000/- from Yellow colour envelope placed on Car dashboard, she received said amount and she went to her home by booking a Cab. This witness has also watched CCTV Footage transferred to DVD-Ex.P3 which was played in the open court and by seeing the said DVD, she deposed that at about 19:02:30 hours, herself and accused were getting from the Car in front of Pub; at about 19:02:28 hours, herself, accused- Lalit Bazad and Pub owner were coming inside the Pub on Staircase; and at about 21:32:16-18 hours herself, accused and Pub Boy coming near the table and had discussion with accused for taking cell phone.

75. Added to this, the evidence of PW.7, PW.9 and PW.16, who are termed as circumstantial witnesses, is also substantiate the allegations made against the accused. As per evidence of PW.9-Mithun Nayak, on 09.02.2021, the accused-Lalit Bazad had come to M/s. Levels Pub & Kitchens between 8 PM to 9 PM along-with one lady [i.e. PW.16-Yamuna] and as per instruction of his Pub Manager-Vijayakumar, PW.9 gave his mobile to accused, then accused used his mobile for about half-an- hour. This witness i.e. PW.9 has identified the scene of himself handing over his mobile to accused at about 21:32:21 hours in the Pub, by watching CCTV Footage of Pub transferred into DVD marked at Ex.P3. Further, the evidence of PW.7 discloses that on 09.02.2021, at about 7.30 PM, accused-Lalit Bazad had come to M/s. Levels Pub and Kitchens with his friend-PW.16-Yamuna. This witness has further deposed that he has handed over CCTV Footage Dated:09.02.2021 of M/s. Levels Pub and Kitchens to CBI Officer as per the instructions of the Pub 70 Spl.CC.9/2022 owner-Vijayakumar. This witness has identified the seizure of CCTV footage which is marked at Ex.P4 and certificate under Section 65-B of Indian Evidence Act as per Ex.P5. The evidence of PW.16-Yamuna reveals that, she had accompanied accused-Lalit Bazad to M/s. Levels Pub and Kitchens, JP Nagar, Bengaluru on 09.02.2021; wherein they had dinner and thereafter, one person from Parking staff came to their table, then accused handed over Cell phone and Car key to said Parking staff and accused told parking staff that someone will come and hand over the parcel and to keep said parcel in his Car. It is her further evidence that, after keeping the parcel in Car said parking staff came to their table and returned Car key and cell phone to accused and he told accused that parcel is kept in the Car dashboard. It is the further evidence of PW.16 that, accused gave her Rs.50,000/- from Yellow colour envelope placed on Car dashboard, she received said amount and she went to her home by booking a Cab. This witness has also watched CCTV Footage transferred to DVD marked at Ex.P3 which was played in the open court and by seeing the said DVD, she 71 Spl.CC.9/2022 deposed that at about 19:02:30 hours, herself and accused were getting from the Car in front of Pub; at about 19:02:28 hours, herself, accused-Lalit Bazad and Pub owner were coming inside the Pub on staircase; and at about 21:32:16-18 hours herself, accused and Pub Boy coming near the table and had discussion with accused for taking cell phone. Thus, the evidence of PW.7, PW.9 and PW.16 corroborates the evidence of PW.8-Sagar in particular.