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Supreme Court judgments on Indian Penal Code, 1860

608 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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Criminal breach of trust by public servant (Section 409 IPC) 13Murder (Section 302 IPC / 103 BNS) 320Cruelty and Section 498A IPC / 85 BNS 69
Vinod Kumar vs Amritpal @ Chhotu & Ors.
SC · 30 November 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 954 : 2021 INSC 802
Penal Code, 1860: s.300 thirdly – Prosecution case was that respondent 1 to 5-accused were guilty of killing victim-deceased – Trial court convicted respondents-accused inter alia for offence punishable u/ss.302/149 – Hi…
Surinder Singh vs State (Union Territory of Chandigarh)
SC · 26 November 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 1061 : 2021 INSC 790
Penal Code, 1860 – s.307 – Attempt to murder – AppellantHead Constable convicted u/s.307 and s.27 of Arms Act, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 3 years for both the offences – On appeal, held: Appellant was in an in…
Sadakat Kotwar and Anr. vs The State of Jharkhand
SC · 12 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 332 : 2021 INSC 719
Penal Code, 1860: s.307 r/w s.34 – Grievous injuries on vital parts of the body – Prosecution case was that appellant no.1 stabbed PW-7 with a dagger in her ribs and appellant no.2 stabbed PW-8 with a dagger on right sid…
Bijender @ Mandar vs State of Haryana
SC · 8 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 1138 : 2021 INSC 706
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 392 and 397 – Robbery using deadly weapons – Prosecution case that appellant and co-accused armed with pistols robbed the complainant and his nephew – Conviction u/ss. 392 and 397 and sentenced acco…
Irappa Siddappa Murgannavar vs State of Karnataka
SC · 8 November 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 51 : 2021 INSC 707
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 376, 364, 366A and 201 – Rape and murder – Prosecution case that accused raped and murdered a five year old girl, and then disposed of her body, tied in a gunny bag, into the stream – Convictio…
Ganesan vs State Rep. by Station House Officer
SC · 29 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 514 : 2021 INSC 698
Penal Code, 1860: s.397 – Applicability of – Held: To bring the case within s.397, the offender who uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person shall be liable for minimum punishment under s.397 – The t…
Shantaben Bhurabhai Bhuriya vs Anand Athabhai Chaudhari & Ors.
SC · 26 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 460 : 2021 INSC 674
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 – Proviso to s.14 inserted by amendment – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.207, 209, 193, 482 – Offences under Atrocities Act – Second provi…
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Mahendra alias Golu
SC · 25 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 133 : 2021 INSC 665
Penal Code, 1860: s.376(2)(f) or s.354 – Prosecution case was that about fortnight prior to the date of registration of FIR, the two victim-prosecutrix (PW-1 and PW-2) aged about 9 years and 8 years respectively were pla…
Manoj Mishra @ Chhotkau vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 707 : 2021 INSC 640
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.363, 366, 376-D, 506 – Appellant alongwith other accused persons convicted and sentenced u/ss.363, 366, 376-D, 506 and s.4, POCSO Act – Held: Evidence of the prosecutrix and the medical evidence est…
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anr. vs Thommandru Hannah Vijayalakshmi @ T. H. Vijayalakshmi and Anr.
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 364 : 2021 INSC 643
Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 – s.13(2) r/w s.13(1)(e) – Penal Code, 1860 – s.109 – Central Bureau of Investigation (Crime) Manual 2005 – Constitution of India – Article 226 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482…
Kala Singh @ Gurnam Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 21 September 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 225 : 2021 INSC 519
Penal Code, 1860 – s.304 Part II r/w s.34 and s.201 – Appellant-accused and deceased had a sudden fight – In the heat of passion, the co-accused, who had rod with him, gave a blow with the rod on the head of deceased res…
Bhagwan Narayan Gaikwad vs The State of Maharashtra and Ors.
SC · 20 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 81 : 2021 INSC 503
Penal Code, 1860 – s.326 – Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons – Conviction under – Prosecution case that the appellant and other accused persons attacked the victim with a lethal weapon which chopped…
Mohd. Rafiq @ Kallu vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 15 September 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 163 : 2021 INSC 481
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 and s.304 – Prosecution case that Sub-Inspector (SI) motioned a truck, driven by the accused/appellant, to stop – Instead of applying brakes, the accused tried to speed away, upon which SI boarde…
Velladurai vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police
SC · 14 September 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 187 : 2021 INSC 477
Penal Code, 1860 – s.306 r/w s.4(b) of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act – Abetment to suicide – Mere harassment without any positive action on part of the accused proximate to the time of occurrence whic…
Lala @anurag Prakash Aasre vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 24 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 501 : 2021 INSC 415
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 120B, 147, 148 and 324 – Unlawful assembly with common object of causing death – Prosecution case that dispute between the parties – Deadly assault on victim by 10-12 persons carrying sharp edg…
Madhav vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 18 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 451 : 2021 INSC 413
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 rw s. 34 – Murder – Prosecution case that three accused, A1, A2 and A3 in furtherance of common intention, attacked, brother of A1 with weapons, resulting in his death – A2 took victim to the hos…
Parubai vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 10 August 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 135 : 2021 INSC 393
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 436 – Murder – Fire incident at mid-night wherein house of appellant and her family engulfed in flames – Appellant-second wife came out of the house unscathed, whereas the first wife and her…
Lakshman Singh vs State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
SC · 23 July 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 723 : 2021 INSC 352
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 327 and 147 – Prosecution case was that on the day of general election PW-8 was issuing slips to the voters 200 yards away from pooling booth – Accused persons who belonged to another village came t…
Rakesh and Another vs State of U.P. and Another
SC · 6 July 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 874 : 2021 INSC 321
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.34 – Previous enmity between the complainant party and accused – Gun shot and knife blows on the victim deceased resulting in his death – Conviction under s.302 r/w s.34 by courts below – On…
Shaik Ahmed vs State of Telangana
SC · 28 June 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 462 : 2021 INSC 308
Penal Code, 1860: s.364A – Essential ingredients – For covering an offence under s.364A, apart from fulfillment of first condition i.e. “whoever kidnaps or abducts any person or keeps a person in detention after such kid…
Massimilano Latorre and Others vs Union of India and Others
SC · 15 June 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 527 : 2021 INSC 306
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 307, 427 and 34 – United Nationals Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS) – Annex VII – On 15.02.2012, two fishermen who were onboard the boat registered in India, were fired at from a…
Gurmeet Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 28 May 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 153 : 2021 INSC 299
Penal Code, 1860 – s.304-B – Death of married woman after she consumed poison in her matrimonial home – Conviction of appellant-husband by Courts below – Challenge to – Held: On facts, not acceptable – Death was caused w…
Satbir Singh & Another vs State of Haryana
SC · 28 May 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 269 : 2021 INSC 301
Penal Code, 1860: s. 304B – Dowry death – Conviction under – Prosecution case that the victim committed suicide by setting herself ablaze just after one year of her marriage and that soon before her death, she was subjec…
Mallappa vs State of Karnataka
SC · 7 May 2021
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 1 : 2021 INSC 290
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Murder – Deceased was allegedly assaulted with a club – Prosecution case primarily based on evidence of PW5 (deceased’s wife) – Trial court acquitted accused-appellant as well as the co-accused…
Jayamma & Anr. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 7 May 2021
[2021] 5 S.C.R. 11 : 2021 INSC 287
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 r/w 34 – Allegation that on account of previous dispute between the parties, accused with the intention to kill the victim went to her house, doused her with kerosene and set her ablaze – Acquitt…
Guru Dutt Pathak vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 6 May 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 573 : 2021 INSC 285
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34 – Four accused – Acquittal by Trial Court – During pendency of State’s appeal before High Court, accused no. 1 to 3 died – Reversal of acquittal of fourth accused by High Court – Appeal again…
Kalabhai Hamirbhai Kachhot vs State of Gujarat
SC · 28 April 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 239 : 2021 INSC 274
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 rw s. 34 – Murder – Previous animosity between the parties – On the fateful day, accused persons attacked the victim and two others with knives, resulting in victim’s death, and injuries to other…
Patan Jamal Vali vs The State of Andhra Pradesh
SC · 27 April 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 470 : 2021 INSC 272
Penal Code, 1860: s. 376 – Offence of rape – Prosecution case that appellant committed rape of a blind Scheduled Caste woman in her own house – Appellant known to the victim and her family – Mother and her sons found the…
Rajendra @ Rajappa and Ors. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 26 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 293 : 2021 INSC 219
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w 149 – Murder pursuant to armed assault – Deceased was assaulted with axe, stick, pickaxe and stone when he was coming back from work alongwith his wife (PW1) and elder brother (PW2) – Six ac…
Patricia Mukhim vs State of Meghalaya & Ors.
SC · 25 March 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 65 : 2021 INSC 213
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.153A and 505(1)(c) – Brutal attack on non-tribals in State of Meghalaya with iron rods and sticks – Attackers allegedly belonged to tribal community of Meghalaya – Facebook post uploaded by Appellan…

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