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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.

Sections
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
Reema Salkan vs Sumer Singh Salkan
SC · 25 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 350 : 2018 INSC 867
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.125 – During the pendency of the application u/s.125, issue of interim maintenance travelled upto Supreme Court which granted appellant-wife Rs.20,000/- p.m as interim maintenance com…
Achpal @ Ramswaroop & Another vs State of Rajasthan
SC · 24 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 327 : 2018 INSC 856
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.167(2) – Investigation not complete within the period prescribed under – Right of an accused in custody, to be released on bail – FIR registered against appellants-accused– Appellants…
Abdul Wahab K. vs State of Kerala and Others
SC · 13 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 154 : 2018 INSC 814
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 321 – Withdrawal of prosecution – Prosecution u/ss. 195A and 506 IPC – Application by Public Prosecutor for withdrawal of the same – Allowed by Chief Judicial Magistrate – Revision Pe…
Abdul Wahab K. vs State of Kerala and Others
SC · 13 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 155 : 2018 INSC 814
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 321 – Withdrawal of prosecution – Prosecution u/ss. 195A and 506 IPC – Application by Public Prosecutor for withdrawal of the same – Allowed by Chief Judicial Magistrate – Revision Pe…
State of Uttar Pradesh vs Anil Kumar @ Badka & Ors.
SC · 29 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 726 : 2018 INSC 760
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.378(3) – Application seeking leave to file appeal – Parameters which the High Court should keep in mind for deciding the application, discussed – In the instant case, the trial court a…
State of Haryana vs Rajesh Aggarwal & Anr.
SC · 20 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 925 : 2018 INSC 722
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Quashing of FIR – Prosecution case was that a blast took place in a factory resulting in death of seven persons and criminal proceedings were initiated against the respondents be…
Mohammed Zakir vs Shabana & Ors.
SC · 23 July 2018
[2018] 7 S.C.R. 1128 : 2018 INSC 637
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.362 – Recalling of the order – High Court recalled its own order, rendering it patently erroneous – Propriety of – Held: Not proper – The whole purpose of s.362 is only to correct a c…
Vinubhai Ranchhodbhai Patel vs Rajivbhai Dudabhai Patel & Others
SC · 16 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 1050 : 2018 INSC 521
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Chapter XVII – ss.211, 212 and 213 – Defective framing of charges – Acquittal of accused persons – Interference with, if permissible – Three persons died and five persons were injured a…
Sushila Aggarwal & Ors. vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
SC · 15 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 825 : 2020 INSC 106
Bail – Whether an anticipatory bail should be for a limited period of time – There are two divergent views: One are the line of Judgments in support that anticipatory bail should not be for a limited period and the other…
K. K. Mishra vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 13 April 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 315 : 2018 INSC 341
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.199(2) and (4) – Prosecution case that appellant made defamatory statements against the Hon’ble Chief Minister of the State in a press conference – Complaint was filed by the public p…
Munshiram vs State of Rajasthan and Anr. etc.
SC · 9 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 847 : 2018 INSC 315
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 – Scope of – Quashing of FIR alleging abetment of suicide – FIR lodged against respondents by the father of the deceased alleging that his daughterin-law and her family harassed h…
Bharatkumar Rameshchandra Barot vs State of Gujarat
SC · 26 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 689 : 2018 INSC 263
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.377 – Session Court awarded to the appellant 10 years rigorous imprisonment for offence under s.302 IPC – On State’s appeal under s.377, High Court enhanced the sentence from 10 years…
Satyendra Kumar Mehra @ Satendera Kumar Mehra vs The State of Jharkhand
SC · 23 March 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 1033 : 2018 INSC 262
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.357(2) – Appellant was tried for the offence punishable u/ss.420,467,468,471 r/w.120-B IPC – Trial Court convicted the appellant and awarded sentence with fine – Appellant filed appea…
P. Sreekumar vs State of Kerala & Ors.
SC · 19 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 665 : 2018 INSC 246
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.482 – Two FIRs filed in relation to the same offence and against the same accused – Whether the subsequent FIR was liable to be quashed – In the instant case, appellant was Chief Execu…
Sri Rameshwar Yadav & Ors. vs The State of Bihar & Anr.
SC · 16 March 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 1055 : 2018 INSC 239
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss. 205 and 482 – Second respondent filed complaint against her husband and the accused-appellants (parents-in-law and two others) u/s. 498A IPC and s.4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act – M…
The State of Karnataka & Ors. vs M/s. Vedanta Limited (Formerly Known As Sesa Sterlite Limited) & Ors.
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 1 : 2018 INSC 215
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.451 and 457 – Disposal of seized property pending trial – Seizure of illegally stocked iron ore – State filed application u/ss.451/457 CrPC seeking permission to dispose off the seiz…
Vishnu Chandru Gaonkar vs N.M. Dessai
SC · 6 March 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 103 : 2018 INSC 214
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 195(1)(b)(ii) – Prosecution under, for offence alleged to have been committed in respect of document produced or given in evidence in a proceeding in any court – On facts, application…
Rajendra Rajoriya vs Jagat Narain Thapak and Another
SC · 23 February 2018
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 499 : 2018 INSC 191
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.397 and s.398 – Revision – Scope of – Complaint alleging cheating, filed by appellant, dismissed by the magistrate for lack of evidence – On revision, Session judge concluded that the…
Pankaj Jain vs Union of India & Anr.
SC · 23 February 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 248 : 2018 INSC 198
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.88 – Interpretation of – Power to take bond for appearance – Whether it was obligatory for the trial Court to release the appellant by accepting the bond u/s.88 on the ground that he…
Rambeer Shokeen vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 31 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 373 : 2018 INSC 76
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 167(2) – Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 – ss.3 and 4 – Arrest of appellant-accused on 01.12.2016 – Before the expiry of 90 days period, application filed by the Add…
Issac @ Kishor vs Ronald Cheriyan and Ors.
SC · 23 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 217 : 2018 INSC 48
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.386(a) – Powers of Appellate Court – Robbery – Murder of widow – Appellant-accused no.1, who was living with deceased for helping her in agricultural work, was arrested – Appellant ga…
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai vs Pankaj Arora (Secretary) and Others
SC · 23 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 609 : 2018 INSC 52
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.482, 378 – Complaint filed by appellant-corporation under s.354 r/w s.475A(1)(a) of the MMC Act – Magistrate refused to take cognizance of the complaint on the ground that complaint…

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