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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
Topics
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
Indra Devi vs State of Rajasthan & Anr.
SC · 23 July 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 23 : 2021 INSC 356
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.197 – Sanction for prosecution – Case of complainant was that in a sale transaction, the purchaser fabricated the agreement with the intention to defraud her – This was allegedly done…
Somesh Chaurasia vs State of M.P. & Anr.
SC · 22 July 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 692 : 2021 INSC 349
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.389 (1) – Prosecution case was that the second respondent was convicted under s.302 IPC and awarded life imprisonment – By order dated 3.2.2016, High Court directed that the sentence s…
Brijesh Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
SC · 20 July 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 522 : 2021 INSC 341
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 378 – Appeal against acquittal – Grant of leave to appeal against order of acquittal by trial court – Principles to be considered by the High Court – On facts, trial court acquitted s…
Kumer Singh vs State of Rajasthan & Anr.
SC · 20 July 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 539 : 2021 INSC 343
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Bail – Prosecution case was that the accused brutally killed brother of the complainant in a pre-planned manner – 26 injuries were found on the body of the victim-deceased and 11…
Noorulla Khan vs Karnataka State Pollution Control Board & Anr.
SC · 13 July 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 243 : 2021 INSC 330
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 – ss. 43, 44, 47 and 48 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 197 – Gram Panchayat and the appellant, who at the relevant time was chief officer of said Gram Pancha…
Nathu Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 28 May 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 599 : 2021 INSC 300
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 – Anticipatory bail – Propriety of protective order after dismissal of anticipatory bail application – High Court while dismissing anticipatory bail application of the respondents-…
Achhar Singh vs State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 7 May 2021
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 243 : 2021 INSC 289
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 378 – Appeal in case of acquittal – Exercise of power by the High Court under – On facts, the High Court convicted two accused-appellants for offences u/s. 452, 326 and 323 and u/ss.…
Sanjay Kumar Rai vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 7 May 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 143 : 2021 INSC 292
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.397 – Criminal revision – Judicial Magistrate declined to discharge appellant in a case u/ss.504 and 506 IPC – Criminal revision against the order turned down by High Court on ground…
Ramesh Bhavan Rathod vs Vishanbhai Hirabhai Makwana Makwana (Koli) & Anr.
SC · 20 April 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 17 : 2021 INSC 265
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 439 – Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail – On facts, six persons implicated in five homicidal deaths – Grant of bail by High Court – Correctness of – Held…
In Re: Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 of N.I. Act 1881 vs .
SC · 16 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 257 : 2021 INSC 257
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: s. 138 – Expeditious trial/disposal of cases u/s. 138 – Pendency of matters u/s. 138 at various levels, having adverse effect in disposal of other criminal cases – Imminent need for reme…
M/s Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. vs State of Maharashtra and Others
SC · 13 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 1044 : 2021 INSC 253
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Constitution of India – Article 226 – Quashing of FIR – Blanket interim orders of stay of investigation and/or “no coercive steps to be adopted” during pendency of quashing proc…
The State of Kerala vs Mahesh
SC · 19 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 964 : 2021 INSC 195
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.439 – Appeal against grant of bail – Accused-respondent was accused of a heinous and shocking murder of a lady doctor aged about 30 years – Incident alleged to have taken place in the…
Fakhrey Alam vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 15 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 1000 : 2021 INSC 183
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167 – Default bail – FIR against appellant under provisions of IPC, Arms Act and the UAPA Act –Appellant, if entitled to default bail under s.167(2) CrPC in the facts of the case – He…
Sartaj Singh vs State of Haryana & Anr. etc.
SC · 15 March 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 87 : 2021 INSC 185
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Summoning of additional accused – Appellant-original informant was attacked by private respondents and other accused persons – On basis of the statement of the appellant, FIR wa…
Bhima Razu Prasad vs State, Rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cbi/Spe/Acu-Ii
SC · 12 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 1020 : 2021 INSC 180
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.195(1)(b) – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.420, 467, 468 and 471 – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.13(2) r/w. s.13(1)(d) – A case was registered against the appellant/accused no.1 u/ss.…
Priti Saraf & Anr. vs State of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
SC · 10 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 577 : 2021 INSC 177
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Scope and ambit of – Commercial transaction – FIR against respondent no.2 and one more person u/ss.420, 406 and 34 IPC – High Court quashed all the criminal proceedings – On app…
Swaati Nirkhi & Ors. vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
SC · 9 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 905 : 2021 INSC 171
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.406, 177 – Trial pending in Delhi – Transfer petition seeking transfer to Prayagraj, U.P. – Allowed ex-parte – Complainant filed application for recall thereof – Dismissed – Review P…
Krishna Lal Chawla & Ors. vs State of U.P. & Anr.
SC · 8 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 550 : 2021 INSC 160
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Complaint u/s. 200 Cr.P.C – Alleging offences u/ss. 323, 504, 506, 429 IPC and ss.10 and 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 – Lodged by respondent No. 2, against t…
Ravuri Krishna Murthy vs The State of Telangana and Others
SC · 5 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 986 : 2021 INSC 153
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Blanket order of protection from arrest – Sustainability of – The High Court stayed all the proceedings in a suit OS No. 274 of 2014 and directed the District Collector, to subm…
The State (Gnct of Delhi) Narcotics Control Bureau vs Lokesh Chadha
SC · 2 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 538 : 2021 INSC 142
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 389(1) r/w. s. 37 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Suspension of sentence – Of the person convicted u/ss. 23(c) and 25A of NDPS Act – Granted by High Court du…
Sonu @ Subhash Kumar vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 1 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 137 : 2021 INSC 134
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Second respondent lodged FIR against the appellant alleging that appellant developed friendship with her and assured that he would marry her – Appellant and second respondent dev…
The State Represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police vs Tr N Seenivasagan
SC · 1 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 529 : 2021 INSC 125
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 – s.311 – Ambit of – FIR under PC Act registered in 2010 against respondent-Chief Engineer in the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company Limited (TANGEDCO) and other co-accused (sinc…
Enforcement Directorate, Government of India vs Kapil Wadhawan & Anr. etc.
SC · 23 February 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 721 : 2021 INSC 113
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2)(a)(ii) – Default bail – Issue as to whether while computing the period of 90 days or 60 days as contemplated in s.167(2)(a)(ii) CrPC, the day of remand is to be included or exc…
Vishwas Bhandari vs State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 3 February 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 59 : 2021 INSC 57
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Complaint filed under ss.363 and 366-A IPC against one ‘V’ and the appellant that the two accused had kidnapped her daughter by alluring her for the purpose of marriage – In the…
Ajay Kumar @ Bittu & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
SC · 29 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 191 : 2021 INSC 48
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 319 – Application under – Appellants summoned by order dated 17.8.2019 – As the appellants did not appear before the Court, bailable warrant issued on 5.9.2019 and non-bailable warran…
Murali vs State Rep. by the Inspector of Police
SC · 5 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 201 : 2021 INSC 2
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.320 – Compounding of offence under ss.307, 324 – Prosecution case was that fifteen years ago, over a volleyball match, verbal altercation took place between victim-injured and original…
Rahna Jalal vs State of Kerala and Another
SC · 17 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 621 : 2020 INSC 707
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.438 – Grant of anticipatory bail – Whether provisions of s.7(c) of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 would bar the grant of anticipatory bail under s.438 to…
Sanjai Tiwari vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 16 December 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 966 : 2020 INSC 704
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Application under – Filed by an advocate claiming to be social activist – Seeking direction to expedite and conclude a criminal case u/ss. 420, 467, 468, 471, 477A and 120B IPC a…
Rohtas & Anr. vs State of Haryana
SC · 10 December 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 983 : 2020 INSC 694
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.211-224, 386 – Alteration of charges – Permissibility of – Seven accused persons (one of whom died during trial) attacked victim-complainant – Six accused persons (including the thre…
Chaman Lal vs The State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 3 December 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 1000 : 2020 INSC 675
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.378, 313 – Appeal against acquittal – FIR lodged against appellant-accused alleging that when the prosecutrix used to go to jungle to graze goats and cattle, appellant also used to c…

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