trap exercise. It is alleged that the
contractor alongwith the shadow-witness PW-2, G.T. Kumar
went to the office of the appellant ... reliable witness is necessarily to be
corroborated by another witness. Not only this corroboration
of the evidence of a witness can be found from
shadow witness and conversation between
the complainant and the accused should be recorded or heard by the
independent witness. In absence of the shadow witness ... similar issue had been raised that
the complainant alongwith the shadow witness went to the office of the
accused but the accused asked the shadow
Mohinder
Kumar, PW-2 Rajinder Kumar and PW-10 Jitender Singh (shadow
witness). Solutions of Sodium Carbonate and Phenolphthalein
powder were prepared. Their colour ... drawn and seal after its use was handed over to the shadow
witness. Complainant handed over bribe money i.e. currency notes
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along with the shadow witness Devender was then sent to the room of
Sub-Registrar to contact ... proof beyond the shadow of
reasonable doubt. Merely for the reason that the appellant
M.N.Sharma had asked the shadow witness and other persons
direction. Sh. Mahipal Singh was directed to act
as a shadow witness and to remain as close as possible ... Shadow witness Mahipal
Singh (PW-2) and Panch witness Shri Ram Sharma (PW-3).
The complainant (PW-7), Shadow Witness (PW-2) are also
consistent
Singh, was prepared. Babu Singh, Inspector Vigilance, was appointed
as a shadow witness, to watch and listen the exchange of talk between
Jagtar Singh ... headed by him, and
consisting of Jagtar Singh, complainant, Babu Singh, shadow witness,
and other Police officials. Thereafter, the Vigilance party, proceeded
towards the Marketing
Bhupinder Singh, who was Gunman of the DSP, was joined as
shadow witness. Direction was given to the shadow witness to accompany
the complainant ... constituted and party had gone towards PHC,
Khizrabad. Complainant and shadow witness were sent to the office of the
accused. Remaining members of raiding party
Employer of PW 2 Satbir.
PW 5 R.K. Agarwal, shadow witness.
PW 6 Uday Kumar, Punch Witness.
PW 8 R.S. Tokus, first ... complainant and
witness where you inquired about witness R.K.
Aggarwal from Satbir Singh and complainant Satbir
Singh introduced the witness as a friend
regard. The witness conceded that he
had not made any complaint.
Further cross-examination of this witness revealed that
Pardeep, the shadow witness ... statement made by the
witness. The defence even suggested to this witness that he wanted
the appellant to help the witness in the criminal cases
demand, vide memo Ex.PA. Constable Raj Kumar
was appointed as shadow witness with the direction to follow
the complainant and to make a signal ... inside the hospital to give
the tainted notes to the accused. Shadow witness was stationed
near the gate of the hospital. Remaining members
