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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
Netaji Achyut Shinde (Patil) & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 23 March 2021
[2021] 3 S.C.R. 255 : 2021 INSC 200
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.34 – Prosecution case was that on the fateful day, at 17:30, accused persons in furtherance of their common intention assaulted the victim-deceased and inflicted serious injuries with a swor…
Ramesh alias Dapinder Singh vs State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 22 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 896 : 2021 INSC 198
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 323 and 324 r/w 34 – Murder consequent to armed assault – Common intention – Vicarious liability – Three accused – ‘S’ and ‘N’, maternal uncles of PW1 (informant), were the principal accused –…
Bhima Razu Prasad vs State, Rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cbi/Spe/Acu-Ii
SC · 12 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 1020 : 2021 INSC 180
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.195(1)(b) – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.420, 467, 468 and 471 – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.13(2) r/w. s.13(1)(d) – A case was registered against the appellant/accused no.1 u/ss.…
Nagabhushan vs The State of Karnataka
SC · 8 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 595 : 2021 INSC 159
Indian Penal Code, 1860 – s.300(fourthly); ss.498A, 302 r/w 34 – Dowry death – Dying declaration – Accused persons acquitted by trial Court – Acquittal of appellant-accused reversed by High Court – On appeal, held: There…
Satpal vs State of Haryana
SC · 3 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 493 : 2021 INSC 143
Indian Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Prosecution under – Death caused by husband of wife by setting her ablaze – Dying declaration recorded by Magistrate – Conviction by courts below – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: The dy…
Rahul vs State of Haryana
SC · 3 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 499 : 2021 INSC 145
Indian Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w. s.34 – Arms Act, 1959 – s.25(1B)(a) – Prosecution case was that the appellant-accused suspected that his wife was in illicit relation with the victim-deceased – The appellant informed…
Shivaji Chintappa Patil vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 2 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 617 : 2021 INSC 136
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence – Prosecution case was that the appellant was addicted to liquor and used to abuse and beat his wife forcing her to get money from her mother – On the…
Pravat Chandra Mohanty vs The State of Odisha & Anr.
SC · 11 February 2021
[2021] 4 S.C.R. 407 : 2021 INSC 80
Penal Code, 1860: s. 324 – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means – Two police officers mercilessly beat victim in the premises of the police station, who died the same night – Conviction of the accused u…
Anversinh @ Kiransinh Fatesinh Zala vs State of Gujarat
SC · 12 January 2021
[2021] 1 S.C.R. 249 : 2021 INSC 16
Penal Code, 1860: ss.361 and 366 – Kidnapping – Victimminor girl aged 16 years recovered from custody of appellant – Appellant admited to having established sexual intercourse and of having an intention to marry the vict…
Hari Om @ Hero vs State of U.P.
SC · 5 January 2021
[2021] 13 S.C.R. 49 : 2021 INSC 1
Penal Code, 1860: ss.396, 412 – Six accused persons tried for committing offences u/ss.396 and 412 IPC, s.3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and s.25 of Arms Act…
Seelan @ Jeyaseelan vs The Inspector of Police
SC · 16 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 1235 : 2020 INSC 703
Penal Code, 1860: s.376(2) - Plea of petitioner that the charge was under s.376(1) and not under s.376(2) - On facts, charge was framed under s.376 which would include s.376(2) - There was concurrent finding of fact that…
Sandeep Kumar and Others vs State of Uttarakhand and Another
SC · 2 December 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 848 : 2020 INSC 671
Penal Code, 1860 – s.304B – Dowry Death – Poisoning alleged – Appellants (husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law) acquitted by trial court – Acquittal set aside by High Court – On appeal, held: PW1 (father of the victi…
Arnab Manoranjan Goswami vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 27 November 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 896 : 2020 INSC 665
Constitution of India – Arts. 226 and 227 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.482 and s.439 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.306 and s. 34 – The appellant was arrested on 04.11.2020 in connection with FIR registered u/s. 306 an…
Jayantilal Verma vs State of M.P. (Now Chhattisgarh)
SC · 19 November 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 411 : 2020 INSC 649
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 – Death caused by strangulation – In matrimonial house of the deceased – Chargesheet against the husband (appellantaccused) and father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased – Trial Court relyi…
Rajesh @ Sarkari & Anr. vs State of Haryana
SC · 3 November 2020
[2020] 14 S.C.R. 1 : 2020 INSC 628
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case that complainant’s elder son was shot dead inside a University – Complainant-PW-4 and his younger son-PW-5 stated that they had seen the incident and they had taken v…
Shatrughna Baban Meshram vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 2 November 2020
[2020] 13 S.C.R. 1 : 2020 INSC 624
Penal Code, 1860 – s.376(1), (2)(f), (i), (m), s.376-A and s.302 – Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – s.6 – Rape and murder of a minor girl – A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was subjected to sexual as…
Chunthuram vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 29 October 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 1071 : 2020 INSC 616
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/34 – Murder – The prosecution case is that when the victim-deceased was returning from market to village, the appellant and the co-accused assaulted him with axe and stick, and the victim died…
Amar Singh vs The State (NCT of Delhi)
SC · 12 October 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 751 : 2020 INSC 587
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w. s. 34 – Murder – Prosecution case is that when the victim/deceased along with his two brothers, PW-1 and PW-11 was moving on foot towards a taxi stand at about 10.00 pm. – Three accused pers…
Bikramjit Singh vs The State of Punjab
SC · 12 October 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 875 : 2020 INSC 589
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 167 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 307, 452, 427, 341, 34 – Arms Act, 1959 – s.25 – Explosive Substances Act, 1908 – ss. 3,4,5,6 – Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 – s. 13 –…
Karulal & Ors. vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 9 October 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 494 : 2020 INSC 582
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 148, 302/149 – Prosecution under – Three eye-witnesses – Conviction by Courts below – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: Prosecution version is cogent and supported by consistent testimony of three eye…
Gurcharan Singh vs The State of Punjab
SC · 1 October 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 742 : 2020 INSC 570
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 306, 107 – A young married lady with two minor children committed suicide – The Trial Court convicted lady’s husband-appellant u/s. 306 IPC and sentenced him to 4 years rigorous imprisonment – The…
Subed Ali and Others vs The State of Assam
SC · 30 September 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 731 : 2020 INSC 566
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302/34 – The prosecution alleged that two persons were assaulted while they were returning from the market on bicycles along with others – One of them died on the spot and the other one died in the…
Maheshwar Tigga vs The State of Jharkhand
SC · 28 September 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 482 : 2020 INSC 564
Penal Code, 1860: ss.376, 323 and 341 – Prosecution under – Alleging that the accused raped the prosecutrix at the point of knife 4 years ago when she was 14 years old and had continued to establish physical relations wi…
Anwar Ali and Another vs The State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 25 September 2020
[2020] 9 S.C.R. 878 : 2020 INSC 563
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34, 392, 201 and 420 – Prosecution under – Circumstantial evidence – Acquittal by trial court in view of contradictions in prosecution case – High Court reversed the acquittal order holding that…
Jugut Ram vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 16 September 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 1140 : 2020 INSC 547
Penal Code, 1860: s. 304 (Part II) – Assault by Lathi – Resulting in death of the victim after one day – Conviction u/s. 302 IPC and life imprisonment by Courts below – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: ‘Lathi’ is a common…
Stalin vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police
SC · 9 September 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 283 : 2020 INSC 540
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302, s. 304 and Exception IV to s.300 – Appellant-accused was convicted and sentenced u/s. 302 IPC – C Appellant contended that it was a case of single injury, s. 302 IPC shall not be attracted and…
Ilangovan vs State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by Inspector of Police
SC · 2 September 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 1132 : 2020 INSC 530
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304 (Part II) and 324 – Prosecution u/ss. 302 and 324 – Against four accused – For causing death of one person and for causing injuries to two – Trial Court convicted the appellant-accused u/ss. 302…
M/s Bandekar Brothers Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. vs Prasad Vassudev Keni, etc. etc.
SC · 2 September 2020
[2020] 10 S.C.R. 1075 : 2020 INSC 531
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.340 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.191 and 192 – Respondent/accused-proprietory concern had shared a business relationship with the appellants – Dispute arose between the parties, as a resul…
Mohd. Anwar vs The State (N.C.T. of Delhi)
SC · 19 August 2020
[2020] 7 S.C.R. 150 : 2020 INSC 496
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 394 – Arms Act, 1959 – s. 25 – The prosecution case was that victim-complainant was caught hold by three boys armed with weapons and extorted Rs. 30,000/- from him – FIR was registered – Police appr…
Parminder Kaur @ P.P. Kaur @ Soni vs State of Punjab
SC · 28 July 2020
[2020] 6 S.C.R. 508 : 2020 INSC 467
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.366A and 506 – Case of prosecution C that the appellant, a single lady who had a young boy as her tenant, lived in minor prosecutrix’s (PW1) neighbourhood – She tried to entice the prosecutrix to in…

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