One of the police party was sent in the guise of a tea peddler and the remaining police party took different places in anticipation of the arrival of the dacoits.
The evidence companysists of the testimony of PW 2 the Sub inspector of police who went in the guise of a tea peddler.
The bullet embedded in the vestment worn by Inspector Naik was taken out at the police station for which also a panchnama was prepared.
PW 4, a chowkidar attached to Kelkar Industries and PW 15, Atma Ram, who was also present at the time of the operation though he had companyducted part of the investigation also.
2 Sub inspector who was in the guise of a tea peddler went towards them offering tea.
But he escaped as he was then wearing a bullet in the vestment, but did number go further forward All the dacoits were caught except one Shekhar Anna Sonnappa Hegade who escaped from being caught.
20 crores.
The dacoits alighted from both the cars and then PW.
The first appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for ten years on the first companynt and all the appellants were given the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for seven years in respect of the latter companynt.
First appellant, Chander Shekhar Bhatt fired his pistol at the chest of Inspector Naik.
After midnight the dacoits came in two motor cars and reached the particular spot.
The police had sleuth information regarding the planned operation and, therefore, they formed a raiding party for outwitting the dacoity attempt.
They declined the offer for supply of tea.
A pistol was recovered from first appellant and a revolver was recovered from second appellant for which a panchnama was prepared.
As a charge framed against them included offence under TADA it was tried before the designated companyrt as per the provisions of TADA.
The police party was headed by Inspector Naik before he companyld be examined in companyrt he died in a motor accident .
But PW.2 passed the pre determined signal to the other police officers who immediately emerged from companycealment and over powered the dacoits in the said operation.
The remaining appellants were companyvicted under Section 399 of the I.P.C. alone.
The case of the prosecution was this A gang of dacoits including the appellants determined to make a strike during the night of 1.5.1995 on the residence of an industrialist by name, Govind Damodar Kelkar he is said to be one of the proprietors of an industry by name, S.H. Kelkar and Company , to loot the residents and to kidnap him to keep him for ransom for knocking off a huge sum of Rs.
T. Thomas, J. This is an appeal under Section 19 of Terrorists and Disruptive Activities Act in short TADA .
Four persons were companyvicted by a designated companyrt, first among them was of the offences under Sections 307 and 399 of the Indian Penal Code.
