STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs HARCHANDI (DEAD) . — Crl.A. No. 429/2007

Summary of State of Rajasthan v. Harchandi (Dead) & Ors., Crl.A. No. 429/2007 The Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal challenging the High Court's acquittal of six accused persons convicted of murder and rioting. The trial court had convicted them for killing Bhagwandas during a field incident on July 30, 1998, but the High Court set aside the convictions, finding the eyewitness testimonies untrustworthy, forensic evidence inconclusive (cartridge cases couldn't be matched to recovered guns), and material contradictions in witness statements. The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal, holding that interference with acquittals requires exceptional circumstances and perverse judgments, neither of which existed here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.