This is an appeal against acquittal filed by the State. The Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Bobbili by judgment dated 26.02.2003 in C.C. No.282 of 1996 acquitted the respondents 1 to 4/A-1 to A-4 of the offence under Section 411 I.P.C. A-1 and A-2 are brothers. A-1 is a licensed stamp vendor of Sitanagaram. He was conducting sale of stamps in a bunk abutting compound wall of Sub-Registrar’s office, Bobbili. A-3 and A-4 are alleged to be close associates of A-1. It is alleged that on 27.11.1996 after closing the transactions, sale proceeds of the stamps to the tune of Rs.43,247/-was secured in cash chest of the Sub-Registrar’s office, Bobbili and it was kept in steel almirah in the record room as 28.01.1996 happened to be a Sunday which is a holiday. It is alleged that on 29.01.1996 at about 6.30 A.M when P.W-2 who is sweeper of that office went to the office premises for sweeping the same, she found main door in open condition without lock and reported the same to P.W-1 who is senior assistant in that office and that P.W-1 rushed to the office along with attender and found main door as well as door of record room in open condition without any locks and