During investigation the said Balwan on January 7, 2003 made a disclosure statement to the SHO, GRP Bhilwara that the two leopard skins were to be handed over to Sansar Chand at Sadar Bazar, Delhi.
P 33 dictated by Balwan to Arvind Kumar was directly sent from the Central Jail, Ajmer to the Chief Judicial Magistrates Court, Ajmer.
Briefly stated, on January 5, 2003 the police arrested one Balwan who was traveling in a train with a carton companytaining leopards skin.
At the instance of the appellant one Bhua Gameti was questioned who stated that the panthers skin had been taken by various persons e.g. Khima, Nawa, Kheta Ram, Mohan and Chuna, who were also arrested.
The accused Balwan was released on bail on 18.01.2003, and thereafter he sent the written companyfession Exh.
Pw 11 Arvind Kumar has stated in his deposition before the Court that he wrote the letter Ex.
P 33 on 23.01.2003 during judicial custody at Central Jail, Ajmer.
As per the disclosure statement of Balwan the other companyaccused persons were also arrested and articles used for killing and removing skins from the bodies of leopards were also recovered.
The appellant filed an appeal which was dismissed by the Special Judge, SC ST Prevention of Atrocities Cases, Ajmer vide his judgment dated 19.8.2006.
Thereafter the appellant filed a Revision Petition, which was dismissed by the Rajasthan High Court by the impugned judgment dated 10.12.2008.
The appellant was charge sheeted and after trial he was companyvicted by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Railways , Ajmer, Rajasthan by his judgment dated 29.4.2004.
Panthers nails were also recovered from accused Bhura and the guns, cartridges, and knives for removing the skins of panthers were recovered from the accused.
P 33 supported by the evidence of Arvind PW 11 and Ex.
Thus, all the companyrts below have found the appellant guilty of the offences charged.
P 6 on January 6, 2003.
It appears that these houses were purchased with the help of gains made out of his illegal activities stated above.
The said letter Ex.
Hence, this appeal.
At their pointing out the equipment used for hunting the leopard and poaching it were seized.
