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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
Nimai Ghosh & Ors. vs The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
SC · 23 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1932 : 2025 INSC 816
The instant criminal appeal assails the findings recorded by the High Court, thereby convicting the appellants herein u/s.302/34 of IPC and s.27 of the Arms Act, 1959. Whether the findings recorded by the High Court in t…
Manish Yadav vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 22 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1497 : 2025 INSC 151
The appellant herein has sought to quash proceedings for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 323, 504 and 506, Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3(1)(r),3(1)(s), 3(2)(5a) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the S…
Laxmi Das vs The State of West Bengal & Ors.
SC · 21 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 825 : 2025 INSC 86
Whether the appellant, can be charged with abetment of suicide of the deceased, under Section 306 of the Penal Code (IPC).
Mahendra Awase vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 17 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 80 : 2025 INSC 76
Whether the High Court was justified in declining the prayer of the appellant to discharge him from the offences under Section 306, Penal Code, 1860.
Vijay @ Vijayakumar vs State Represented by Inspector of Police
SC · 16 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 869 : 2025 INSC 90
Whether the appellant's act of causing the death of the deceased fell within the scope of "grave and sudden provocation" under Exception 1 to Section 300 of the Penal Code (IPC), thereby reducing the offence from murder…
Om Prakash Ambadkar vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 16 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1469 : 2025 INSC 139
Magistrate passed an order under Section 156(3), Code of the Criminal Procedure, 1973 directing registration of FIR against the appellant-accused for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 294, 500, 504 & 506, Penal…
Irfan Alias Bhayu Mevati vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 16 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1691 : 2025 INSC 150
In a case where the trial court relied upon the DNA report, whether the non-examination of the scientific experts involved in the process of conducting DNA profiling examination and issuing the report, led to the failure…
Goverdhan & Anr. vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 9 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 657 : 2025 INSC 47
The two accused-appellants and their father-the third accused, were convicted by the trial court u/s.302 r/w s.34 IPC for assaulting a person with deadly weapons causing his death. High Court upheld the conviction of the…
Abdul Nassar vs State of Kerala & Anr.
SC · 7 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1 : 2025 INSC 35
Whether the prosecution has proved by leading clinching and convincing circumstantial evidence that the accused had committed forcible and violent sexual assault on the child victim and, thereafter, strangled and killed…
Jit Vinayak Arolkar vs State of Goa & Ors.
SC · 6 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 230 : 2025 INSC 31
By the impugned judgment, the High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the appellant for quashing a First Information Report registered at the instance of the 4th respondent for the offence punishable under Sect…
B.N. John vs State of U.P. & Anr.
SC · 2 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 12 : 2025 INSC 4
Appellant herein has sought quashing of criminal proceedings arising under sections 353 and 186 of IPC.
Daljit Singh vs State of Haryana & Anr.
SC · 2 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 117 : 2025 INSC 21
Issue arose as regards the order passed by the High Court refusing to quash the complaint, summoning order and order declaring the appellant a proclaimed offender passed by the Magistrate; whether the proclaimed offender…
Digambar and Another vs The State of Maharashtra and Another
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1533 : 2024 INSC 1019
Whether the High Court should have exercised its inherent powers u/s.482 of the Cr.P.C. to quash the criminal proceedings u/ss.498-A, 312, 313 and 34 of the Penal Code, 1860.
Ashok Verma vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 19 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 743 : 2024 INSC 1011
Whether concurrent conviction of the appellant u/ss.302, 201 and 498A of the IPC for the murder of his wife is justified.
Rajeev Kumar Upadhyay vs Srikant Upadhyay & Ors.
SC · 19 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1122 : 2024 INSC 1008
The victim was subjected to grave accusations and was also disrobed and assaulted in public. The Court take this as an opportunity to refer and reaffirm the commitment to the ideals of equality and justice for all.
George vs The State of Tamil Nadu and Others
SC · 13 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 769 : 2024 INSC 974
Whether the Division Bench of the High Court erred in convicting the appellant-original accused no.1, when on the basis of the very same evidence of PW-1, a benefit of doubt was granted to accused Nos.2 and 3.
Dara Lakshmi Narayana & Others vs State of Telangana & Another
SC · 10 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 559 : 2024 INSC 953
In the facts and circumstances of the case and after examining the FIR, whether the High Court was correct in refusing to quash the ongoing criminal proceedings against the appellants under Section 498A of the IPC and Se…
Kunhimuhammed@Kunheethu vs The State of Kerala
SC · 6 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 392 : 2024 INSC 937
Whether appellant had the intention to commit murder; whether the appellant’s act can be brought under section 304, IPC in light of the offence being committed in exercise of private defense and thereby exceeding the pow…
Ashok vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 2 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 335 : 2024 INSC 919
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order of conviction and sentence against the appellant, for the offences punishable u/ss.376, 302, 201 IPC as also SC and ST Act 1989; and as regards the role of the Public Prose…
Kamaruddin Dastagir Sanadi vs State of Karnataka Through SHO Kakati Police
SC · 29 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1269 : 2024 INSC 908
Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the acquittal of the appellant-accused and convicting him under Sections 417, 306 IPC.
Suresh Chandra Tiwari & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 28 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1233 : 2024 INSC 907
(a) Whether the circumstances relied by the prosecution have been proved beyond reasonable doubt; (b) whether those circumstances are of a definite tendency unerringly pointing towards the guilt of the accused; (c) wheth…
Mahesh Damu Khare vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 26 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 886 : 2024 INSC 897
The High Court dismissed the petition filed u/s.482 of CrPC for quashing FIR registered u/ss.376, 420, 504 and 506 IPC holding, inter alia, that the offence under Section 376 of IPC is an offence against the society whic…
Vijaya Singh & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 25 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 906 : 2024 INSC 905
Whether the Criminal Appeal filed by the Appellants challenging the conviction under Section 302/201 IPC can be entertained in the facts and circumstances of the case.
Randeep Singh @ Rana & Anr. vs State of Haryana & Ors.
SC · 22 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1425 : 2024 INSC 887
Issue arose as regards conviction and sentence of the appellants u/ss.364, 302, 120-B and 201 IPC for abduction and brutal murder of the victim, if justified.
Prashant vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 20 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 825 : 2024 INSC 879
Whether FIR u/ss.376(2)(n) and s.506 IPC lodged against the appellant should be quashed; whether allegations in the FIR are correct; whether relationship between the parties was consensual in nature.
Sunny @ Santosh Dharmu Bhosale vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 20 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1440 : 2024 INSC 878
Whether it was the appellant-accused who assaulted the victim-deceased due to which the death of the deceased has occurred; whether the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC, deserves to be altered to one und…
Ramji Lal Bairwa & Anr. vs State of Rajasthan & Ors.
SC · 7 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 641 : 2024 INSC 846
Issue arose as regards whether a third party to a criminal proceeding got locus standi to challenge the order quashing the FIR lodged against the teacher by the father of the minor victim under the Penal Code, POCSO Act…
Devendra Kumar & Ors. vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 6 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 523 : 2024 INSC 841
Whether the conviction would fall for the offence punishable u/s.302 IPC or under a lesser offence.
Sonu Choudary vs State of NCT Delhi
SC · 6 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 786 : 2024 INSC 864
Issue arose as to whether the conviction of the appellant u/ss.324 and 452 IPC is sustainable; and whether a restaurant can be said to be a place used for dwelling or for worship or for the custody of property for convic…
Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer vs The State of Kerala
SC · 5 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 498 : 2024 INSC 838
Issue as regards sustainability of the order of conviction and sentence of the accused, when the case not proved beyond reasonable doubt against the accused.

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