JUDGMENT

Ranjan Gogoi, J.-

1. Aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 08.08.2007 passed by the High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur Bench affirming the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC and the sentence of life imprisonment imposed, this appeal has been filed upon grant of special leave by this Court.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that at about 10.30 a.m. on 13.09.2000, Hariram (PW23), lodged a written complaint with the Police Station at Baran stating that at about 10 a.m. of the same day he alongwith his nephew Ramlal and some other family members were sitting on the road in order to go to Baran. According to the complainant/first informant there was an old enmity between him and one Ghasilal. In the complaint filed it was specifically stated that while they were waiting to go to Baran, Ghasilal along with his sons Ram Singh (appellant), Ramswaroop, Ramshyam and son-in-law Akheraj came in a tractor armed with different weapons including a firearm. Immediately on reaching the spot accused-appellant Ram Singh fired from a gun at Rooplal as a result of which the said person died on the spot. It was alleged that accused Ram Singh had also fired at Surajma