●The current appeals, granted by special leave, contest the collective ruling issued on February 14, 2006, by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench, in D.B. Criminal Appeals ... No. 2396 of 2000 and No. 1011 of 2003, wherein Raju @ Rajkumar's conviction under Section 302 IPC was mitigated to Section 304 Part I IPC, while his convictions under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act were upheld, resulting in a ten- year rigorous imprisonment sentence and a fine of Rs. 500/-, with an additional six months imprisonment for non-payment. Co-accused Hemant Kumar, who filed a separate appeal, has been acquitted of all charges.