STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs ANNI . — Crl.A. No. 701/2008

Summary: State of Rajasthan v. Anni (Crl.A. No. 701/2008) The Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal challenging the High Court's partial acquittal of accused Anni in a fatal assault case. The incident occurred on January 19, 2002, when neighbors quarreled over stone slabs; Anni pelted a stone at Hari Singh's head, causing fatal injuries. While the trial court convicted Anni under Section 302 IPC (murder), the High Court downgraded this to Section 304 Part II IPC (culpable homicide), imposing the time already served (4 years 5 months). The Supreme Court upheld this conversion, finding the attack was spontaneous and unpremeditated, with only one stone thrown and no further injury attempts, warranting the lesser conviction. The Court also upheld other accused's Section 323 IPC convictions with probation benefits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.