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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
Miss Xyz vs State of Gujarat & Anr.
SC · 25 October 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 1098 : 2019 INSC 1199
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Appellantinformant was the Personal Assistant of the 2 nd respondentManaging Director of the Company – In her complaint she alleged that when she was not well, the 2nd responden…
Mani Pushpak Joshi vs State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
SC · 17 October 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 819 : 2019 INSC 1161
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.319 and ss.161, 164 - FIR lodged by the father of prosecutrix (aged about 6 years) about sexual assault on her - Prosecutrix in her statement inter alia stated that after she returned…
Vinubhai Haribhai Malaviya and Ors. vs The State of Gujarat and Anr.
SC · 16 October 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 936 : 2019 INSC 1146
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 156(1)(3) and 173(8) – The High Court held that the Magistrate does not possess any power to order a further investigation after a charge-sheet is filed and cognizance is taken – Pr…
Nevada Properties Private Limited through Its Director vs State of Maharashtra and Anr.
SC · 24 September 2019
[2019] 15 S.C.R. 223 : 2019 INSC 1077
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 102 – Power of police officer to seize certain property – Immovable property, if would fall under the expression ‘any property’ u/s. 102 – Held: Power of a police officer u/s. 102 to…
Pramod Suryabhan Pawar vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 21 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 423 : 2019 INSC 939
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Inherent powers of court – Scope of exercise – Held: Under s.482, the inherent jurisdiction of the court can be exercised (i) to give effect to an order under the CrPC; (ii) to p…
Saleem Ahmed vs State & Anr.
SC · 19 August 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 669 : 2019 INSC 919
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of FIR – Allegation of theft of electricity – Demand raised by the respondent-Electricity Department – Dispute referred to Lok Adalat – Dispute amicably settled between…
Tarun Jit Tejpal vs The State of Goa & Anr.
SC · 19 August 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 675 : 2019 INSC 918
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.227, 228 – Scope of exercise of power at the stage of framing of charge – In the instant case, appellant-original accused was facing trial for offences under ss.354, 354A, 354B, 341,…
Amir Hamza Shaikh & Ors. vs State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 7 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 597 : 2019 INSC 874
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.301, 302 – Permission to conduct prosecution – Respondent sought permission to prosecute in terms of s.302 Cr.P.C. for offences punishable u/ss. 498A, 406 r/w. 34 of IPC – Trial cour…
Chilakamarthi Venkateswarlu & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 31 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 801 : 2019 INSC 847
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Jurisdiction of High Court – Scope of – Appellants and the Respondent No.2-de facto complainant are apparently close relatives and embroiled in a partition suit filed by the App…
Mauji Ram vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 29 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 321 : 2019 INSC 825
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 439 – Bail – In a murder case – Denied by Sessions Court – Allowed by High Court – Appeal to Supreme Court by complainant – Held: Though it may not be necessary to give categorical fi…
Sri A.M.C.S. Swamy a Ade/Dpe/Hyd (Central) vs Mehdi Agah Karbalai & Anr.
SC · 23 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 695 : 2019 INSC 795
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of criminal proceedings against respondent no.1 under the Electricity Act – The Electricity Department inspected the premises of consumerrespondent no.1 and found meter…
Shiv Prakash Mishra vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Another
SC · 23 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 541 : 2019 INSC 798
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.319 – Power under – Exercise of – Complaint lodged that respondent no.2-SCS along with other accused viz. SaS, DS, LKS and RS formed themselves into an unlawful assembly and came to t…
Naval Kishore Mishra vs State of U.P. & Ors.
SC · 5 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 249 : 2019 INSC 725
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 372 proviso and 378 – Appeal against acquittal – Right of victim to file the appeal against the acquittal of accused without seeking leave to appeal – Held: Victim has a right to fil…
Asim Shariff vs National Investigation Agency
SC · 1 July 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 799 : 2019 INSC 709
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 227 – Discharge under – Sought by appellant-accused alongwith other accused – From the charges u/ss. 120B, 109, 150, 153A, 302, 201 r/w s. 34 IPC; u/ss. 3 and 27 of Arms Act; and u/ss…
State Represented by Inspector of Police Central Bureau of Investigation vs M. Subrahmanyam
SC · 7 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 287 : 2019 INSC 644
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Case under Prevention of Corruption Act – Application u/s. 242 Cr.P.C to bring on record authorisation of investigation, filed after three years of filing of charge-sheet – Dism…
Sasikala Pushpa and Others vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 7 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 319 : 2019 INSC 636
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.340 – In a sexual harassment case against the appellants, the appellants filed anticipatory bail applications along with Vakalatnama before the Madurai High Court – While filing the Va…
Rajesh & Ors. vs State of Haryana
SC · 1 May 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 187 : 2019 INSC 613
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.319 – Scope and ambit of power of Magistrate under s.319 – Prosecution case was that on the fateful day, the accused persons, ten in number, arrived at the place where the complainant…
Rashmi Chopra vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 30 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1132 : 2019 INSC 600
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Application under – By six appellants-accused – Praying for quashing the complaint and criminal proceedings in a complaint case u/ss. 498A, 323, 504, 506 IPC and s.3/4 of Dowry P…
N. Ramamurthy vs State by Central Bureau of Investigation, A.C.B., Bengaluru
SC · 26 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1120 : 2019 INSC 582
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 389 – Suspension of sentence pending the appeal – On facts, appellant convicted and sentenced for the offences u/s. 120-B rw ss. 409, 420, 468, 471, 477-A IPC and s.13(2) r/w ss. 13(1…
Dipakbhai Jagdishchandra Patel vs State of Gujarat and Another
SC · 24 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 701 : 2019 INSC 568
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Petition filed by appellant challenging the complaint and the order passed by Sessions Court rejecting his prayer to discharge him of offence under ss.489B and 489C IPC – Prosecu…
Accused ‘x’ vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 12 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 518
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : ss. 235(2) and 465 – Pre-sentence hearing – Object and purpose of – Whether pre-sentencing hearing, if conducted on the date of conviction, is in contravention of s. 235(2) – Held: Obje…
G. Ramesh vs Kanike Harish Kumar Ujwal & Anr.
SC · 5 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 751 : 2019 INSC 468
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of complaint filed under s.138 NI Act – Case of the appellantcomplainant was that the partnership firm of which the first respondent was a partner had obtained contracts…
Sugreev Kumar vs State of Punjab & Ors.
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 208 : 2019 INSC 386
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 319 – Application under – In a criminal proceeding trying three accused for offences u/ss. 302, 307, 341 r/w s.34 IPC and u/ss. 25, 54 and 59 of Arms Act, 1959 – For summoning eight p…
Rafiq Ahmedbhai Paliwala vs The State of Gujarat & Ors.
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 218 : 2019 INSC 384
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Petition u/s.482, CrPC filed by respondent nos. 2 to 17 – High Court allowing the same, quashed the FIR insofar it related to the offences punishable u/ss.392, 395 and 397, IPC…
Periyasami and Ors. vs S. Nallasamy
SC · 14 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 1005 : 2019 INSC 371
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 319 – Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence – Application u/s. 319, to summon accused named in the application as additional accused – Rejected by t…
The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Deepak
SC · 13 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 1055 : 2019 INSC 360
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.397 r/w s.401 – Revisional jurisdiction – Exercise of, scope – Discussed – In the instant case, the prosecution case was that the victim-deceased and the respondent were employees in t…
Ripudaman Singh vs Balkrishna
SC · 13 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 499 : 2019 INSC 362
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of complaint – Appellants claiming to be owner of agricultural land entered into an agreement to sell the land to the respondents and received part payment in cash and r…
Manik Kutum vs Julie Kutum
SC · 7 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 916 : 2019 INSC 332
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.125 – Maintenance – Application for maintenance filed by the respondent (wife) for herself and for her minor daughter – Trial court partly allowed the claim and awarded Rs. 2000/- p.m.…
State Represented by the Deputy Superintendent of Police Vigilance and Anti Corruption, Tamil Nadu vs J. Doraiswamy etc.
SC · 7 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 921 : 2019 INSC 329
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.227 – Respondents-Police officials prosecuted under Prevention of Corruption Act – Charge sheet filed by the State Prosecuting Agency against the respondents – Application under s.227…
The State of Madhya Pradesh vs Laxmi Narayan and Others
SC · 5 March 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 864 : 2019 INSC 307
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 – Inherent powers of the High Court – Quashing of FIR – On facts, FIR for the offences u/ss. 307 and 34 and for the offences punishable u/ss. 323, 294, 308 and 34 respectively – Q…

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