Criminal Law (Bns) essay

Prompt

To frighten a rival shopkeeper, Vikram fires a country-made pistol into the air outside the rival's shop. A pellet ricochets and seriously injures a passer-by, Suman. Discuss the offences Vikram may have committed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the relevance of his intention and knowledge, and the distinction between the grades of hurt.