official witnesses, PW.3, Junior Assistant, PWD, Dharmapuri, and another Vijayaganesh, Junior Assistant, came at 10.30 a.m. and PW.12 introduced them to the accused. He had further deposed that the pre-trap proceedings were completed at 11.30 a.m. and noted under the mahazar Ex.P6 and that the trap team reached the Denkanikottai Bus Stand, at 2.30 p.m. and that when PW.2 and PW.3 went inside the Office of the accused, the accused was sitting in his chair and the accused told them to wait for ten minutes outside and at that time, there were several persons in the office of the accused and that at 2.45 p.m. the accused came out from the Office and brought PW.2 and PW.3 to the main road, in front of the Post Office, opposite to his Office and demanded the money and that PW.2 gave three currency notes of Rs.500 denomination to him and that the accused kept the money in his left inner pocket of his shirt, MO.4 (light sandal colour shirt) and thereafter, the accused proceeded towards his Office and at that time, PW.2 had given the prearranged signal, by combing his hair by his both hands and on seeing the prearranged signal, PW.12, PW.3 and another official witness, Vijayaganesh, came to the place, where PW.2 was standing and that PW.12, Trap Laying Officer had told PW.2 to go to his house and PW.2 had left the place of occurrence and that on 23.01.2004, PW.13 had called PW.2 and enquired him.
