Supreme Court judgments on Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860

269 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 302 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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Waris vs State of Madhya Pradesh

SC · 8 May 2025

[2025] 5 S.C.R. 842 : 2025 INSC 712

Whether Trial Court ought to have given proper time and opportunity to the legal aid defence counsel to prepare the matter and should have deferred the cross-examination of PW-1 by a reasonable time so as to ensure fairn…

Ramkirat Munilal Goud vs State of Maharashtra Etc.

SC · 7 May 2025

[2025] 6 S.C.R. 513 : 2025 INSC 702

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for causing rape and murder of a child aged 3 years and 9 months.

Chunni Bai vs State of Chhattisgarh

SC · 28 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1816 : 2025 INSC 577

Whether the accused at the time of commission of crime was incapable of making conscious and informed decision or was suffering from certain mental incapacity or unsoundness of mind; Whether a benefit of doubt may be ext…

K.P. Tamilmaran vs The State by Deputy Superintendent of Police

SC · 28 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1865 : 2025 INSC 576

Whether the High Court was justified in upholding the conviction and sentence of A-15 under Sections 217, 218, Penal Code, 1860 and ss.3(2)(i), 4, SC/ST Act, 1989 and modifying the conviction and sentence of A-14, while…

Aejaz Ahmad Sheikh vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

SC · 22 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1507 : 2025 INSC 529

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court by which the accused was acquitted of the offence punishable u/s.302 IPC.

Subhash Aggarwal vs The State of NCT of Delhi

SC · 17 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1320 : 2025 INSC 499

Filicide or suicide is the vexing question in the instant case where a father was tried and convicted u/s.302 of the Penal Code, 1860 r/w. s.25/27 of the Arms Act, 1959.

Maukam Singh & Others vs State of Madhya Pradesh

SC · 2 April 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 336 : 2025 INSC 435

Whether the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction and sentence imposed on the accused u/s.302/34 and ss.323 and 324 rw s.34 IPC justified.

Aslam alias Imran vs The State of Madhya Pradesh

SC · 27 March 2025

[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1226 : 2025 INSC 403

Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the courts below convicting the accused-appellant u/s.302 IPC.

Sudam Prabhakar Achat vs The State of Maharashtra

SC · 21 March 2025

[2025] 3 S.C.R. 897 : 2025 INSC 378

Issue arose as to whether the conviction u/s.302 IPC could be converted into s.304 Part I or Part II IPC.

State of Madhya Pradesh vs Shyamlal & Ors.

SC · 20 March 2025

[2025] 4 S.C.R. 144 : 2025 INSC 377

The High Court converted the conviction of respondents u/s.302 of IPC into the second part of s.304 of the IPC. Whether the judgment of the High Court requires interference.

Karandeep Sharma @ Razia @ Raju vs State of Uttarakhand

SC · 4 March 2025

[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1482 : 2025 INSC 444

In a case based on circumstantial evidence, whether the concurrent conviction of the appellant-accused for the kidnapping, rape/sexual assault and murder of a minor is sustainable.

Abdul Wahid & Anr. vs State of Rajasthan

SC · 28 February 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 2101 : 2025 INSC 295

Whether it is for the prosecution to connect the accused to the alleged crime by producing credible and legally admissible evidence to punish.

Ramesh A. Naika vs The Registrar General, High Court of Karnataka Etc.

SC · 13 February 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1721 : 2025 INSC 303

Appellant-R, a bank manager, was convicted of murdering his two minor children, along with his sister-in-law and mother-inlaw, in June 2010. His motive stemmed from disapproval of his sister-in-law’s relationship, which…

Vasant @ Girish Akbarasab Sanavale & Anr. vs The State of Karnataka

SC · 11 February 2025

[2025] 3 S.C.R. 158 : 2025 INSC 221

Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court reversing the acquittal of the appellants-husband and mother-in-law of the deceased-wife and held them both guilty of offences under the Penal…

Hansraj vs State of Chhattisgarh

SC · 10 February 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 612 : 2025 INSC 178

The appellant was convicted for offence u/s.302 IPC. Whether the appellant can be held guilty of the commission of offence beyond reasonable doubt.

Sanjay vs State of Uttar Pradesh

SC · 6 February 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1790 : 2025 INSC 317

The Appellant/accused was convicted under Section 302 IPC and 376(2)(G) IPC for alleged murder of a four-year-old girl. The Trial Court convicted the Appellant and sentenced him to death, which was later confirmed by the…

Gambhir Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh

SC · 28 January 2025

[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1508 : 2025 INSC 164

Matter pertains to the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order of conviction and death sentence awarded to the appellant by the trial court.

Constable 907 Surendra Singh & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand

SC · 28 January 2025

[2025] 2 S.C.R. 239 : 2025 INSC 114

Matter pertains to the correctness of the judgment of the High Court setting aside the acquittal by trial court and convicting the appellants u/s.302/34 IPC.

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…

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…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

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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