ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.

( 1 ) LEAVE granted.

( 2 ) CHALLENGE in this appeal is to the judgment of the Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court upholding the conviction of the appellant for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 324of the Indian Penal code, 1860 (in short the `ipc' ). The accused persons were sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and for two years respectively for the said offences.

( 3 ) PROSECUTION version as unfolded during trial is as follows: mahgin Bai (PW-1) lodged the F. I. R (Ex. P-1) in the Police Station bhairamgarh on 4. 2. 1993 at about 12. 30 p. m. to the effect that on 3. 2. 1993 she was thrashing paddy in the house. At that time her mother-in-law gangadei (hereinafter referred to as the `deceased') was preparing page. Accused Laxminath who is husband of her sister-in-law, came and demanded page. Her mother-in-law gave page to the accused. He thereafter demanded tobacco, on which her mother-in-law gave him tobacco also and accused left the house. Thereafter, the accused came with bow and arrow and shot the arrow on her, which hit on her left upper arm and blood started oozing out of it. Accused also shot an arrow on her mother-in-law, whic