JUDGMENT

V. Gopala Gowda, J.

Leave granted. The application for bail is rejected.

2. This appeal is filed by the appellant Manoj against the final judgment and order dated 13.05.2013 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh in Criminal Appeal No. 1357-SB of 2007 whereby the High Court has confirmed the conviction and sentence passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Bhiwani in Sessions Case No. 21-RBT of 2006 dated 23.04.2007 for the offences punishable under Section 307 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (I.P.C. in short) and Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and sentenced the appellant-Manoj as under:-

The sentences were ordered to run consecutively in terms of Section 31 of Cr.P.C.

3. The case of the prosecution is that on 10.08.2005, when Satender (PW-7), with other accused persons in some other case, was being taken to judicial lock-up by the complainant-Head Constable Ram Kishan (PW-11) after producing him in the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Bhiwani, a voice was heard saying Manoj, Anil is going, shoot him Thereafter, a boy shot Satender from the back side and the shot hit Satender on his right thigh. The assailants were chased a