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likewise arrested and his disclosure statement led to the recovery of a knife, a
pair of golden bangles, part of a broken mangalsutra, etc. Later during the same
day on 22.06.2011, a right shoe was recovered by another police station
(Annapurna PS). It was seized; which was witnessed by PW-20. At that time, its
connection with the murders was unknown. The prosecution also relied on a
disclosure statement said to have been recorded on 23.06.2011 leading to the
recovery of clothes at the behest of Neha, Rahul and Manoj from various open
sites. Further, at Neha’s behest a Scooty with a service book was recovered and
seized, and at Manoj’s behest, a motorcycle reportedly stolen was found. These
recoveries were witnessed by PW-7 an independent witness. The prosecution
relied upon two sets of TIP proceedings, which sought to identify on the one
hand, Manoj and Rahul, and on the other, Neha. It also relied upon the TIP
proceedings in which PW-1 identified the stolen articles which he had reported
loss of, on 21.06.2011 itself. The prosecution had relied upon other evidence
such as the match of fingerprints, in terms of the expert’s report (Ex. P84, by
PW-24) upon the reports of the ballistic expert (PW-16), and of the DNA expert
(PW-35). It also sought to rely upon the report of another expert who spoke
about the probability of shoe print match.
154. In the preceding discussion of the evidence in the earlier part of this
judgement, this court has held that though the prosecution version of how Neha
was arrested had to be disbelieved, it did not taint her subsequent disclosure,
which led to the seizure and recovery of stolen articles from her premises - four
stolen pieces of jewellery, and an ATM card which belonged to Megha, the
deceased (proved by PW-27, bank official). The previous discussion of the
evidence relating to the other accused led this court to infer that the prosecution
was able to prove the recovery of articles seized on 22.06.2011 from the
premises of Rahul and Manoj i.e., golden bangles, parts of a broken
mangalsutra, each from the houses of the accused, a country made pistol and a
knife, from Rahul’s house at his behest. This court also concluded that the TIP
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