under threat of doing her as also her infant son to death had PW-1 hand over her Thali chain. He opened a bureau and took away 20.75 sovereigns and a camera worth about Rs.1000/- The value of the articles was placed at Rs.50,000/-. PW-1 preferred Ex.P1, complaint, on 10.10.2002 at 10.30.a.m. PW-6, Sub Inspector of Police, Sholingar, registered a case in Crime No.530 of 2002 on the file of respondent for offence u/s.392 IPC. The First Information Report is Ex.P9. PW-7, Inspector of Police, took up investigation on 10.10.2002, visited the place of occurrence, prepared Ex.P2 - Observation Mahazar and Ex.P10 – Rough Sketch in the presence of PW-2 and another. He examined PWs-1 to 4 and recorded their statements. Thereafter, Mr.Anbazhagan, Inspector of Police, took up further investigation. On 28.12.2004 at about 6.00.a.m., he arrested the accused near Sholingar bus stop. He recorded the confession statement of accused in the presence of PW-5 and another. He seized MOs-1 to 14 under Ex.P4 to 8 - seizure mahazar. On the same day, he called PW-1 and asked her to identify the jewels in the presence of the accused. He sent the accused to judicial custody. On completion of investigation, he filed a charge sheet before learned Judicial Magistrate, Sholingar, informing the commission of offences under Sections 451(ii), 392(i) and 75 IPC. The case was tried in S.C.No.141 of 2005 before the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, F.T.C.No.2, Ranipet. Appellant/accused was charged u/s. 75 IPC on the allegation that he had been convicted for offence under Section 379 IPC in respect of a case registered in Crime No.1002 of 2004 on the file of Kanchipuram Taluk Police Station, had been given the benefit of the Probation of offenders Act and had executed a bond for good conduct in such case.
