Dev Darshan Sud, J.

This appeal has been preferred by the appellant who challenges his conviction under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the `IPC’) on the allegations that on 17.9.2009 he had shot at and seriously injured Ram Lal complainant PW-2.

2. The prosecution case is that complainant Ram Lal was sitting in the shop of one Guddu Ram PW-3 at Kalyarkar, who was known to him. At around 5.30 P.M. his nephew Sanjay Kumar PW-6 also reached there on his motorcycle. At around 6.00 P.M. the accused reached there in his Tata Sumo vehicle, abused Sanjay and asked him to take his motorcycle to one side of the road. The complainant asked the accused not to abuse him on which the appellant took out his revolver and shot at him injuring his left arm, due to which blood started oozing and he became unconscious on the spot. He was rushed to the hospital where his statement was recorded. He was thereafter referred to Rajinder Prashad Government Medical College, Tanda (hereinafter referred to as `RPGMC’). During investigation, the accused surrendered his vehicle No.HP-37-0144 alongwith its documents and keys. The revolver was sent to the Regional Forensic S