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15. So far as other witnesses are concerned, P.W. 8 Lal Muni Singh again appears of a formal character, but nonetheless an important witness. He was, undeniably, an employee and was working in M/s Banshal Stores which was the firm of appellant Shiv Narain Banshal, which was using the fake and forged consignment notes to send the consignment of things to different destinations in Chas and Calcutta and was receiving the price of the bills created on that account. P.W. 8 has stated that he was acquainted with the writings of Shiv Narain Banshal and 31 Hundis, i.e., Ext. 7 to 7/30 were in his hand. Likewise, the remaining three bills, i.e., Ext. 3/31 to 3/33 were bearing the writings of Shiv Narain Banshal but were also bearing the signature of deceased appellant Chetharu Singh, thus, there is complete evidence as to who were the participants in forging and fabricating the consignment notes or transport receipts for defrauding the State Bank of India in league with its Branch Manager A.K. Srivastava.