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Supreme Court judgments on Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

502 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Section 2 6Section 125 8Section 161 10Section 167 16Section 173 12Section 190 6Section 195 6Section 197 12Section 200 6Section 227 10Section 311 6Section 313 8Section 319 25Section 362 7Section 378 17Section 386 5Section 389 12Section 391 5Section 397 12Section 401 6Section 432 8Section 437 6Section 438 26Section 439 28Section 482 144
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Quashing of FIR (Section 482 CrPC / 528 BNSS) 267Examination of accused (Section 313 CrPC) 42Statements before a Magistrate (Section 164 CrPC) 24Discharge of the accused (Sections 227, 239 CrPC) 23Maintenance (Sections 125, 127 CrPC / 144 BNSS) 36Anticipatory bail 103
Deepak S/O Laxman Dongre vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 28 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 35 : 2022 INSC 110
Maharashtra Police Act, 1951 – s.56(1)(a)(b) – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.151 – Constitution of India – Arts.19(1)(d), 19(5) – Respondent no.2 exercising powers u/s.56(1)(a)(b) passed the impugned order of exte…
Manno Lal Jaiswal vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 25 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 990 : 2022 INSC 97
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 439 and 161 – Bail – Grant of – Appellant lodged FIR against the respondents-accused for murder of his son – Respondents-accused applied for bail – Sessions Courts rejected the said…
Joseph Stephen and Others vs Santhanasamy and Others
SC · 25 January 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 182 : 2022 INSC 96
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.401 – Whether in exercise of revisional jurisdiction under s.401, High Court can convert a finding of acquittal into one of conviction and what is the procedure to be followed by the H…
Musstt Rehana Begum vs State of Assam & Anr.
SC · 21 January 2022
[2022] 3 S.C.R. 962 : 2022 INSC 80
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.494, 495 – Appellant-wife filed application u/s.482 for quashing the complaint filed by second respondent-husband u/ss.494 and 495, IPC – Dismissed by Sing…
Geeta Devi vs State of U.P. & Ors.
SC · 18 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 428 : 2022 INSC 54
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.378 – Appellate Power of High Court in case of acquittal – In the instant case, trial court convicted respondents for the offences punishable under ss.452, 323/34 and 325/34 of the IP…
Mirza Iqbal @ Golu & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 14 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 469 : 2021 INSC 890
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Death of married woman – Matrimonial disputes – Bald allegations against family members of husband – Complaint filed by 2nd respondent, father of the deceased married woman, all…
Mohan @srinivas @seena @tailor Seena vs The State of Karnataka
SC · 13 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 451 : 2021 INSC 879
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.378, 384 – Appeal against acquittal – Murder of police officer – Appellants acquitted giving benefit of doubt – Acquittal reversed by High Court – On appeal, held: Most of the witnes…
State of Odisha vs Pratima Mohanty etc.
SC · 11 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 335 : 2021 INSC 872
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 482 – An FIR was lodged u/s. 420 r/w.120B IPC and ss.13(2) and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against the public servants occupying crucial positions in Bhubanesw…
M/s Suvarna Cooperative Bank Ltd. vs State of Karnataka and Anr.
SC · 9 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 389 : 2021 INSC 854
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.482 and 319 – Quashing of criminal proceedings – Held: Merely because some other persons who might have committed the offences, but were not arrayed as accused and were not charge-sh…
Pradeep S. Wodeyar vs The State of Karnataka
SC · 29 November 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 985 : 2021 INSC 798
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 193, 209 and 465 – Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 – Karnataka Forest Rules, 1969 – Special Court’s power to take cognizance – Allegations of purchasing and…
Ali Ahmad vs The State of Bihar & Anr.
SC · 12 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 565 : 2021 INSC 723
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.389 – Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of accused on bail – Second respondent-accused was convicted by trial court under s.302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment…
Jitul Jentilal Kotecha vs State of Gujarat and Ors. etc.
SC · 12 November 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 9 : 2021 INSC 718
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Inherent powers of High Court – Exercise of – On facts, dispute over title of land – FIR registered against respondents u/ss 465, 467, 468 and 120B IPC by the appellant – Respon…
Mahendra K C vs The State of Karnataka & Anr.
SC · 29 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 582 : 2021 INSC 700
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Exercise of power under, scope – Prosecution case was that the victim-deceased, the driver of accused-second respondent committed suicide – In the suicide note, he had made serio…
Mitesh Kumar J. Sha vs The State of Karnataka & Ors.
SC · 26 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 875 : 2021 INSC 675
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Complaint by respondent no.2 against appellant alleging that the appellant-builder company had sold four excess flats beyond its share, in terms of the agreements entered into be…
Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya vs Anand Athabhai Chaudhari & Ors.
SC · 26 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 460 : 2021 INSC 674
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Proviso to s.14 inserted by amendment – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.207, 209, 193, 482 – Offences under Atrocities Act – Second provi…
Prem Shankar Prasad vs The State of Bihar & Anr.
SC · 21 October 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 1176 : 2021 INSC 658
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 – Anticipatory bail – FIR lodged by appellant against respondent no.2 for offences punishable under ss.406, 407, 468 and 506 IPC – A warrant of arrest issued by Magistrate – Therea…
Jaswant Singh vs State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 20 October 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 1100 : 2021 INSC 650
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – High Court declined to exercise its powers u/s.482 CrPC to quash criminal proceedings arising out of FIR u/ss.406 and 420 of IPC – Propriety – Held: The power u/s.482 CrPC is to…
Prashant Singh Rajput vs The State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr.
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 161 : 2021 INSC 645
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 439 – Anticipatory bail in murder case – FIR and the statements under ss. 161 and 164 indicated a specific role in the crime to the two respondents – High Court granted anticipatory b…
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anr. vs Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi @ T. H. Vijayalakshmi and Anr.
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 364 : 2021 INSC 643
Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 – s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(e) – Penal Code, 1860 – s.109 – Central Bureau of Investigation (Crime) Manual 2005 – Constitution of India – Article 226 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482…
Nasib Singh vs The State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 566 : 2021 INSC 642
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 386, 223 – Power of appellate court to direct retrial – Scope of – Held: Appellate Court may direct a retrial only in ‘exceptional’ circumstances to avert a miscarriage of justice –…
Geo Varghese vs The State of Rajasthan & Anr.
SC · 5 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 393 : 2021 INSC 618
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Allegation against appellant was that the son of the complainant committed suicide due to mental harassment meted out by the appellant – Appellant was physical Training Teacher i…
Ramgopal & Anr. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 29 September 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 249 : 2021 INSC 568
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.482 and 320 – Quashing of criminal prosecution – On basis of compromise/settlement between the parties – Jurisdiction within framework of s.320 CrPC vis-à-vis powers vested in High C…
Ramesh Chandra Srivastava vs The State of U. P. & Anr.
SC · 13 September 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 219 : 2021 INSC 470
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Summons purporting to invoke power u/s.319 CrPC – Challenge to – Murder – Deposition of second respondent that her husband (deceased) was murdered by his employer (the appellant…
Manjeet Singh vs State of Haryana & Ors.
SC · 24 August 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 855 : 2021 INSC 419
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Summoning of additional accused – An FIR was registered on the basis of the statement of the original complainant regarding death of his son and injuries suffered by his nephew-…
Saranya vs Bharathi and Another
SC · 24 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 513 : 2021 INSC 416
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Exercise of power under – Stage of framing of charge – High Court quashed and set aside the criminal proceedings qua co-accused-respondent no. 1 for the offences u/ss. 420, 302…
Kaptan Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
SC · 13 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 408 : 2021 INSC 402
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Inherent powers of High Court – Exercise of – On facts, criminal proceedings u/ss. 147, 148, 149, 406, 329 and 386 IPC pending against the private respondents – High Court in ex…
M/s. Cheminova India Ltd. & Anr. vs State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 4 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 352 : 2021 INSC 381
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.469 – Commencement of period of limitation – Complaint of misbranding – Samples drawn from dealer on 10.02.2011 and sent to the Insecticide Testing Laboratory on 17.02.2011; and the re…
The State of Haryana & Ors. vs Raj Kumar @ Bittu
SC · 3 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 320 : 2021 INSC 377
Constitution of India: Art. 161 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 432, 433, 433-A – Power of Governor to grant pardon/remission – Order by the High Court whereby the policies of the State Government to grant remiss…
The State of Kerala vs K. Ajith & Ors.
SC · 28 July 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 774 : 2021 INSC 366
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 321 – Withdrawal of prosecution – Respondents-MLAs allegedly disrupted the presentation of the budget by climbing on to the dais of the Speaker and damaging furniture and articles cau…
M/s. Supreme Bhiwandi Wada Manor Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 26 July 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 226 : 2021 INSC 360
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 – Anticipatory bail – Appellant-complainant was awarded contract for constructing road – Four accused were engaged by appellant company as its employees and were assigned responsib…

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