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(e) After registering the F.I.R., P.W.24 Deputy Superintendent of Police interrogated A1 and A3. On coming to know about the involvement of A5 and A7 who are the residents of Kovilpatti, P.W.24 went to Kovilpatti with his team for further investigation.
(f) On 24.2.1986, P.W.24 Deputy Superintendent of Police searched the premises of A5 Subramanian at No.32, Soundarapandian Street, Kovilpatti in the presence of P.W.4 Venkataraman, Inspector, Central Excise, Kovilpatti between 7.00 A.M. and 7.30 A.M. Ex.P-15 is the search list. Throughout the search, one Kotteeswaran, brother-in-law of A5 was present. Four items were seized. Item No.2 is the rubber stamp "For Orient Paper Mart, Proprietor" and the same was marked as M.O.5. Item No.1 relates to three inland letters and these were marked as Ex.P-16 series. The first letter was written by A3 to A5 to the residential address of A5 at No.32 Soundarapandian Street, Kovilpatti. The second letter was also addressed to A5 to the same address. The third letter was written by A5 from Madras to his wife at No.32, Soundarapandian Street, Kovilpatti.
(d) P.W.17 Satyam, Manager of Thangam Lodge, Periamet identified the entries made in Exs.P-49 to 64 Lodge Attendance Registers and stated that A5 came and stayed in the lodge during the relevant period and he had given his address as "No.32, Soundarapandian Street, Kovilpatti".
(e) Using Ex.P-12 lorry receipt, A5 sent two gunny bags addressed to Kalirajan, Kovilpatti under the guise of paper bundles. These gunny bags were taken delivery from P.W.2 Thirumalai Kumar, a Clerk working in TVS Lorry booking office at Kovilpatti, by Shenbagaraj (A4). A4 signed on the back of Ex.P-12 lorry receipt as Kalirajan. P.W.8 on behalf of A4 took delivery of these gunny bags on the basis of the signature of A4 in Ex.P-12. On 24.2.2986, P.W.24 Deputy Superintendent of Police arrested A4 and obtained his confession. Then, he identified the gunny bags containing the counterfeit Central Excise stamps concealed near his house. The admissible portion of his confession is Ex.P-17. M.Os.1 to 4 were recovered under Ex.P-29 mahazar in the presence of P.W.4. M.Os.1 and 3 are the gunny bags and M.Os.2 and 4 are the yellow and blue colour counterfeit Central Excise stamps.
67. Apart from that, the evidence of P.W.8 would show that at the instance of A4, he took delivery of the band roll parcels under Exs.P-124 and P-125. This is addressed as Kalirajan, Kovilpatti in Exs.P-124 and P-125. The addressee was mentioned as Kalirajan, No.125 Main Road, Kovilpatti. P.W.7 Inbaraj would state that no such person was available in the premises at No.125 Main Road, Kovilpatti.
68. P.W.2 Thirumalaikumar, who was working in TVS Lorry Booking office at Kovilpatti, would state that on 22.2.1986, A4 Shenbagaraj visited his office with Ex.P-12 and took delivery of two gunny bag parcels sent in the name of Kalirajan. On the back of Ex.P-12 lorry receipt, A4 Shenbagaraj signed and took delivery of the said two gunny bag parcels coming in the name of Kalirajan. P.W.8 N.Shenbagaraj also would corroborate the statement of P.W.2.
69. According to prosecution, though the evidence of P.W.2, who was working in TVS Lorry Booking Office, Kovilpatti, two gunny bag parcels in the name of Kalirajan was taken delivery by A4 and P.W.8 and they were kept concealed near his house. On the basis of the statement of these witnesses, on 24.2.1986, P.W.24 Deputy Superintendent of Police arrested A4 in the presence of P.W.4 Inspector of Central Excise, Kovilpatti. A4 gave a confession to the effect that he took delivery of the counterfeit Central Excise stamps sent in the name of Kalirajan by A5 from Madras. The admissible portion of his confession is marked as Ex.P-17. He would also point out the place where the parcels were kept concealed. Accordingly, P.W.24 and other officials were taken to a secluded place near his house and M.Os. 1 and 3 two gunny bags and M.Os.2 and 4 yellow and blue colour Central Excise stamps were seized in the presence of P.W.4 under Ex.P-29 recovery mahazar. The gunnybags also contained the address of Kalirajan, Kovilpatti. P.W.24 sent M.Os.2 and 4 along with other articles for analysis. P.W.20 Analyst submitted Ex.P-68 opinion to the effect that M.Os.2 and 4 Central Excise stamps were counterfeit stamps and the same were printed with the use of M.Os.6 to 9 printing plates.