standing at Adina More at that time the accused, the appellant herein asked him to come to his house on the plea of giving ‘prasad’ of Saraswati Puja and after entering into the house of the accused when he was standing on the courtyard, the accused came out from his room with a pipe gun and shot at his abdomen. He further testified that he raised hue and cry and the neighbouring people namely; Champa Mondal @ Champalala, Paresh Mondal, Ratan Mondal (PW2), Harish Ch. Mondal (PW6), Sankar Singha (PW9), Bhola Nath Saha (PW7), Baidyanath Mondal (PW10) and the others rushed to the P.O. before whom he disclosed the name of the assailant as well as the activity of the accused. He further testified that the said persons thereafter took him to Hatimari Hospital from where he was shifted to Sadar Hospital at Malda and from the said hospital at Malda, he was referred to Kolkata Medical College and Hospital for his better treatment . He stated further that he remained admitted in the said Medical College and Hospital for 18/19 days where he was operated twice. It is his further version that after his discharge, the police came to his house after 2 and ½ months of the incident with a request to hand over the some papers to them which he complied and the police seized the same after executing a seizure list. It is his further deposition that later he came to learn that one Sukumar Mondal informed the incident to the police station.
