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Supreme Court judgments on Section 227, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

10 judgments, latest first, from 2019 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 227 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Discharge of the accused (Sections 227, 239 CrPC) 23
Dr. Anand Rai vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 10 February 2026
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 45 : 2026 INSC 141
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the judgment of High Court wherein it dismissed the accused’s appeal against the order of the Special Judge whereby his prayer for discharge u/s.227 CrPC was allowed in part aris…
Biswajyoti Chatterjee vs State of West Bengal & Anr.
SC · 7 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 425 : 2025 INSC 458
Whether the allegations against the appellant, as they stand, constitute an offence, u/ss.376(2)(f), 417 and 506 IPC; and whether the case of the appellant is fit for discharge u/s.227 CrPC, 1973.
Yuvraj Laxmilal Kanther & Anr. vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 7 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 502 : 2025 INSC 338
Issue arose as to whether the High Court was correct in dismissing the revision application filed by the appellants assailing the order of the trial court dismissing their discharge applications u/s.227 CrPC.
Jayedeepsinh Pravinsinh Chavda & Ors. vs State of Gujarat
SC · 10 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 439 : 2024 INSC 960
Matter pertains to correctness of the order passed by the High Court refusing to discharge the appellants-accused from offences punishable u/s.306, 498A and 114 of IPC.
Ram Prakash Chadha vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 15 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1155 : 2024 INSC 522
In the chargesheet, appellant was accused for commission of offences u/ss. 302, 343, 217, 218, 330, 120B and 34, IPC. An application for discharge u/s. 227 of Cr.PC was rejected by the Trial Court. Whether the findings o…
State of Gujarat vs Dilipsinh Kishorsinh Rao
SC · 9 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 847 : 2023 INSC 894
Whether the High Court was justified in allowing the application for discharge filed by the accused; and as such whether the order of the sanctioning authority is liable to be set aside and consequently, the charge-sheet…
Chandi Puliya vs The State of West Bengal
SC · 12 December 2022
[2022] 14 S.C.R. 566 : 2022 INSC 1276
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.227, 300, 228 – Discharge application – Appellant was acquitted by the Sessions Court for the offences under ss. 148, 149, 448, 364 and 506 IPC – Second FIR filed against appellant al…
Kanchan Kumar vs The State of Bihar
SC · 14 September 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 188 : 2022 INSC 955
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.227, 228 – Discharge application – Requirement of prime facie case for framing of charges – FIR filed against appellant under ss.13(1)(d) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Ac…
State of NCT of Delhi vs Shiv Charan Bansal & Ors.
SC · 5 December 2019
[2019] 17 S.C.R. 1155 : 2019 INSC 1321
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.227 – Appeal by State and complainant against the discharge of accused persons – Prosecution case was that the victim-deceased was murdered in his house – The alleged contract killer c…
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,…

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