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Supreme Court judgments on Section 201, Indian Penal Code, 1860

49 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 201 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Pradeep Kumar vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 682 : 2023 INSC 242
Penal Code,1860 – ss. 302,34,201 – Two accused persons (including appellant) were convicted for offence of murder by trial Court –The prosecution case, rested upon three circumstances (a) the alleged confessional stateme…
Guna Mahto vs State of Jharkhand
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 782 : 2023 INSC 240
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 302, 201 – Murder – Prosecution case that husband murdered his wife and dumped her dead body in well to cause disappearance of evidence and later lodged missing report with the police – Conviction…
John Anthonisamy @ John vs State, Rep. by the Inspector of Police
SC · 19 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 279 : 2023 INSC 54
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.201 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Purported extra-judicial confession – Effect – Five accused including appellant (A-1) – Prosecution case that in pursuance of a conspiracy, the accu…
Jabir & Ors. vs The State of Uttarakhand
SC · 17 January 2023
[2023] 1 S.C.R. 969 : 2023 INSC 48
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 364, 201 – The prosecution case was that the victim ‘H’, aged about 7 years, went missing on 8.10.1999 – On 10.10.1999, his dead body was found in the sugarcane field of ‘Y’ in Village – The vi…
Rahul vs State of Delhi Ministry of Home Affairs & Anr.
SC · 7 November 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 1129 : 2022 INSC 1176
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 365, 367, 376(2)(g), 302, 201 & 34 – A girl was kidnapped when she was returning from her job along with her friends – She was raped and killed later on and her body was thrown in open field – FIR…
Ram Sharan Chaturvedi vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 25 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 1 : 2022 INSC 866
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 201, 380, 435, 457 and 477 rw s. 120B – Theft of cash from the Bank – Criminal conspiracy – Prosecution of three employees of the Bank, for offences of theft of Rs. Six Lakhs from the safe and stron…
Mohammed Zubair vs State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
SC · 20 July 2022
[2022] 18 S.C.R. 494 : 2022 INSC 736
Criminal Law – Multiplicity of proceedings – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.153-A, 295-A, 201, 120-B – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.437, 438, 482 – Constitution of India – Arts. 32, 226 – Foreign Contribution (Regulation…
Satye Singh & Another vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 15 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 1137 : 2022 INSC 185
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 34 and 201 – Homicidal death – Circumstantial evidence – Dead body of married woman found in burnt condition in the Chhan (hut) of her husband – Father of the deceased gave written complaint im…
Pappu vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 9 February 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 13 : 2022 INSC 164
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 376, 302, 201 – Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act 2012 – ss. 5, 6 – Circumstantial Evidence – Prosecution case was that appellant enticed a seven year old girl to accompany him on the…
Parvati Devi vs The State of Bihar Now State of Jharkhand & Ors.
SC · 17 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 711 : 2021 INSC 911
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304B and 201 r/w s. 34 – Dowry death – Prosecution case was that the victim-deceased daughter of informant (PW-3) was married to A-1 – Within few months of marriage, A-1, his father (A-2) and his mo…
Lochan Shrivas vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 14 December 2021
[2021] 14 S.C.R. 809 : 2021 INSC 882
Penal Code 1860: ss.363, 366, 376(2)(i), 377, 201, 302 and 376A – Prosecution case was that on the fateful day, the minor daughter of complainant was found missing – They went in search for her but she was not found anyw…
Bhagchandra vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 9 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 765 : 2021 INSC 851
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w. s.201 and 506-B – Prosecution case that appellant committed murder of his two brothers and a nephew – There was a property dispute of appellant with his both brothers – On the day of inciden…
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…
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…
Ishwari Lal Yadav vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 3 October 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 893 : 2019 INSC 1115
Penal Code, 1860: ss.364/34 r/w. s.120B, ss.302/34 r/w. s.120B and s.201 – Gruesome murder of small boy as a human sacrifice – Prosecution case was that a child (boy) was found missing from his house – When his parents w…
Ishwari Lal Yadav & Anr. vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 3 October 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 912 : 2019 INSC 1115
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.364/34 r/w. s.120B, ss.302/34 r/w. s.120B and s.201 – Gruesome murder – Prosecution case was that on 4.3.2010 a missing report was lodged by PW-2 about missing of his six year old daughter – Eights…
Manoharan vs State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore
SC · 1 August 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1007 : 2019 INSC 851
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 376 and 201 – Murder – Rape – Co-accused (now deceased) using borrowed school van, picked up a 10-year old girl and her 7-year old brother who were waiting to go to school – He thereafter picke…
Uppala Bixam @ Bixmaiah vs The State of Andhra Pradesh
SC · 11 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 600 : 2018 INSC 953
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 201 – Murder – Prosecution case that a shepherd took his sheeps for grazing and did not return home – On basis of confessional statement of appellant, recovery of the dead body of the shephe…
State of Himachal Pradesh vs Raj Kumar
SC · 8 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 102 : 2018 INSC 9
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 201 r/w.34 – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Deceased was residing with PW1 (son), PW2 (daughter) and accused-respondent (brother-in-law) – On the fateful night, PW1 heard the cries of…

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