JUDGMENT :

SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, J.

On 28.09.2010 at about noon Suresh Choudhary, the appellant, went on a shooting spree in a police barrack. At that time Srikant Pandey, Harivansh Dubey, Ajay Baitha and Ranjeet Prasad Sharma were taking rest after a duty break. The appellant picked up a loaded rifle and when Ajay Baitha quizzed what he was up to he fired at him and then shot Ranjeet Prasad Sharma. He chased and shot at Harivansh Dubey outside the barrack. Ajay Baitha and Ranjeet Prasad Sharma died almost instantly and Harivansh dubey suffered grievous injury on his right arm. On the basis of the fardbeyan of Harivansh Dubey which was recoded at 16:30 p.m. on 28.09.2010 in I.C.C.U. ward of Sadar Hospital, Hazaribag at bed No. 3, Bishnugarh P.S. Case No. 153 of 2010 was registered against the appellant under Sections 307 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code (in short IPC) and Section 27 of the Arms Act. After the investigation a charge-sheet was submitted against him and he has faced the trial on the charge of committing murder of Ajay Baitha and Ranjeet Prasad Sharma and for attempting to murder Harivansh Dubey. During the trial the prosecution has examined seventeen witnesses and excep