The Order of the Court is as follows:

The Sub-Inspector of Police, Railway Protection Force, Katpadi registered a case in Crime No. 17/80 for an alleged offence under S. 3(1) of the Railway Properties (Unlawful Possession) Act (for short "the Act") and took up further investigation.

2. The subject matter of theft is Golkonda Brandy bottles belonging to the Railways. He happened to arrest Mohan (accused 1) and he is stated to have given a voluntary confession statement to him implicating himself and others, namely, Radhakrishnan (accused 2), Rajason (accused 3) and Chinnappan (accused 4) and one Gajendran (since deceased). The deceased Gajendran was also stated to have given a voluntary confession, implicating himself and the rest of the accused in the crime. Accused 1, pursuant to the confession was said to have pointed out accused 3 and 4 and from the lands belonging to them, it is said, the stolen properties, namely, Golkonda Brandy bottles, which were stated to have been kept concealed underneath, have been recovered and the recovery was stated to have been witnessed by independent witnesses. Accused 2 is likewise said to have pointed out by accused 1, from whom a cash