Rajasthan High Court: Firing a firearm into an empty shop is not attempt to murder

Justice Birendra Kumar He observed that in the present case the prosecution itself had admitted that the shooting had taken place in an empty shop.

The court, therefore, held that the offense under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was not laid down.

“Section 307 IPC does not fall into the facts and circumstances of this case because This The prosecutor’s office claimed that shots were fired into the shop and the windows were hit, and that the person who was wanted to be beaten with a firearm was not there. No shots were fired at any person, including the informant. Therefore, the offense under IPC Section 307/149 was also not committed against the appellant. (defendant),” the Court said.