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Supreme Court judgments on Section 401, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

6 judgments, latest first, from 2022 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 401 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Jamin & Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 6 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 638 : 2025 INSC 330
(i) Whether the High Court was right in exercising its revisional jurisdiction for the purpose of setting aside the order of the Trial Court rejecting the second application preferred by the respondent no.2 u/s.319 of th…
Sudershan Singh Wazir vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Ors.
SC · 28 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1416 : 2025 INSC 281
Issue arose as regards the correctness of orders passed by the High Court staying the discharge of the accused and directing him to surrender before the trial court.
Mahabir & Ors. vs State of Haryana
SC · 29 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1105 : 2025 INSC 120
Whether the High Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment and order of conviction in exercise of its revisional jurisdiction u/s.401 r/w. s.397 of the CrPC; Whether Proviso to s.372 of CrPC creates a ri…
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…
State through Deputy Superintendent of Police vs R. Soundirarasu etc.
SC · 5 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 630 : 2022 INSC 915
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.239, 397, 401 – Discharge of accused – Respondent No.1 was serving as Motor Vehicle Inspector during the check period – Respondent No. 2 is his wife who is a commerce graduate and is…
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…

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