trap procedure. PW.3, who is a pancha witness fully
supported the case of the employer that he heard the
conversation ... illegal gratification and that
the Investigating Officer has conducted the trap procedure
in accordance with law. There is sufficient evidence on
record to come
trap was
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arranged. It is further case of the prosecution that
investigating officer has secured the panchas and after
conducting pre-trap procedure ... statement under Section 313 of Cr.P.C.
and the explanation of the accused under Section 313
of Cr.P.C. are quite inconsistent
complaint the respondent/police have led trap and
accordingly prepared Demonstration Panchanama by
following the procedures and then ... appellant/accused
was successfully trapped while caught hold read-handedly
and then Trap Panchanama was recorded after following
the procedure and then after obtaining records
sleuths
informed her about the complaint and explained about the
procedure of trapping and entrustment mahazar and they
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prepared ... sleuths got the hands of DGO washed and
they performed the procedure of trap and seized the
amount from the drawer of the table
registering the said complaint, the
Investigating Officer, who prepared the pre-trap
panchanama, has recovered Rs.8,000/- from the
complainant. He smeared phenolphthalein powder ... complainant to keep the
same in his pocket. Even the pre trap procedure is
conducted. The shadow witness, another panchas,
complainant, respondent police went
conducted pre-trap proceedings and on the same day
made arrangements to trap the accused. The trap was
laid, trap procedure has been followed ... rightly doubted about the genuineness of the
said hand wash procedure followed in the trap
proceedings. Considering the said aspect, recovery of
tainted notes from
taking him to the accused office. He
speaks with regard to procedure of trap conducted by IO
and identifies them.
19. This ... conducting of pre-trap procedures on 21.3.2005. As per
his evidence, when he went to the office of Lokayukta
situated at M.S.Building Bengaluru
presented by the
complainant to the Inspector, he conducted the pre-trap
procedure in the presence of PW.3 dipping the hand ... said
Madhusudhan who prepared the solution. At the pre-trap
procedure, PW.3 dipped his hand. Madhusudam smeared
phenolphthalein
Officer have consistently deposed before
the Trial Court regarding the pre-trap procedures and drawing
up of pre-trap panchanama. They also spoke about
entrustment ... prosecution, the Dy.SP by name Radhamani was
present throughout the trap procedure, but strangely, she was
not examined by the prosecution. Non-examination
office after the trap. This admission
completely destroys the theory of trap as asserted by the
prosecution. According to the prosecution trap mahazar
was drawn ... regarding demand and acceptance. He
has deposed regarding pre trap mahazar procedure and
proceeding to trap, but his evidence discloses that
complainant alone approached
