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During the course of investigation, LW.17 examined and recorded the statement of PW.1 in Part II Case Diary. Meanwhile, PW.9- Circle Inspector of Police, Nirmal, visited the spot, took up further investigation, examined and recorded the statements of PWs.1, 2, 3 and LWs.3 and 4, who are the nephew and daughter-in-law of the deceased respectively, got photographed the dead body of the deceased with the help of LW.7- Manajee Rama Krishna and recorded his statement. Due to late hours, PW.9 could not conduct the inquest and he sent a request to the Dog Squad team to visit the spot for their assistance and investigation of the case. On the next day i.e., on 28-10-2009 morning, LW.8- Dog Handler visited the scene of offence along with Dog Vicky, which, after smelling the dead body of the deceased, proceeded to the house of the appellant and after smelling some items in her house, went towards the outskirts of the village and halted. PW.9 examined and recorded the statement of LW.8- Dog handler, secured the presence of LWs.12 and 13- Panchas and conducted inquest over the dead body of the deceased. During inquest, PW.9 seized the clothes of the deceased along with the blood stained earth and control earth for forwarding the same to RFSL, Karimnagar, for examination and report. Thereafter, he sent the dead body of the deceased to the Government City Hospital, Nirmal, for conducting autopsy under the escort of PC.1959 of PS Narsapur-G and drafted a rough sketch of the scene. As per the statements of PWs.2 and 3 and LWs.4 and 5, PW.9 came to know that the gold ornaments i.e., gold kuthi kattu, gold ear rings and gold kathera baleelu were found missing from the person of the deceased. Hence, PW.9, suspecting that the appellant committed murder of the deceased and snatched away her gold ornaments, filed a Memo before the Court below with the prayer to add Section 379 IPC in the original FIR. During the further course of investigation, PW.9 examined and recorded the statements of LW.9- Kalwa Hanumabai and LW.10- Gajari Bhojanna and made efforts to apprehend the appellant.
On 28-10-2009 at about 11.30 a.m., on reliable information, PW.9 along with LW.17- Sub-Inspector of Police, Narsapur-G, rushed to Narsapur-G bus stand and apprehended the appellant. On interrogation, when the appellant was about to confess the offence, PW.9 secured the presence of LWs.14 and 15- panchas, recorded the confessional statement of the appellant. In pursuance thereof, the appellant lead PW.9 and the panchas to the house of LW.11- More Bhojaram at Limba (K) Village of Kuntala Mandal, where she had hidden the stolen gold ornaments. PW.9 recovered those gold ornaments under the cover of a recovery panchanama and also examined and recorded the statement of LW.11- More Bhojaram. From there, the appellant lead the Police and the panchas to her rented house situated at Model Colony, Narsapur- G, where she got recovered the axe, which was used for commission of offence, under the cover of a separate recovery panchanama before the Panchas. On the same day, PW.9 brought the appellant to the Narsapur-G Police Station and at 15.00 hours, effected her arrest and made entries in the connected records. The grounds of her arrest and the legal rights have been communicated to LW.11- More Bhojaram. After completion of legal formalities, the appellant was sent to Court for remand.
Charge No.1:
That you/Darangula Yerramma @ Wadde Laxmi (Accused) on 26-10-2009 at about 5.30 p.m., at Narsapur-G did commit murder by intentionally (or knowingly) causing the death of deceased (Gaddam Gangu), you beat the deceased Gaddam Gangu with the blunt weapon i.e., the back of the Axe over her head and caused her death, and thereby, committed an offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, and within my cognizance.

Charge No.2:

That you/Darangula Yerramma @ Wadde Laxmi on the same day, on the said date, time and place as noted in charge No.1 supra, committed the theft of gold Kuthikattu, gold ear rings, gold Kathera Baleelu wg. about 21.00 grms, all worth of Rs.32,000/- by taking it out of the possession of deceased (Gaddam Gangu), and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code, and within my cognizance.

PW.4- owner of a hotel at Narsapur- G Village, in his evidence, deposed that about 10 months back, he saw the appellant going along with the deceased towards plots and that they did not stop at the hotel. In his cross-examination, he has also deposed that though he is running the hotel at Narsapur-G, he is a resident of Naseerabad; that the distance between Naseerabad and Narsapur-G is 1 kms; that both the appellant and the deceased are not from his village; that he did not obtain any license from the Gram Panchayat for running hotel; and that both the appellant and the deceased were not related to him. PW.4 has denied the suggestions that he does not know anything about the case; that he is deposing falsely at the instance of Police; and that the appellant and the deceased did not go together in his presence.