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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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Vishwajeet Kerba Masalkar vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 17 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 753 : 2024 INSC 788
Whether the conviction of the appellant and the death sentence awarded for the alleged murders of his wife, daughter and mother were justified.
Sandeep vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 14 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 769 : 2024 INSC 771
The Sessions Court found the appellant guilty of the offence u/s.302 r/w. s.34 IPC, convicted and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life. The judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the Sessions Co…
Rama Devi vs The State of Bihar and Others
SC · 3 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 1313 : 2024 INSC 755
Whether the High Court was justified in reversing the judgment of the trial court and acquitting the respondents of the charges punishable under Sections 302, 307, 333, 355 and 379, all read with Section 34 of the Penal…
Manik & Ors. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 25 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 724 : 2024 INSC 734
Appellants-convicts are members of the police force and the allegation against them is misuse and abuse of their powers, in resorting to custodial torture of victim-S and tampering with evidence.
Vijay Singh @ Vijay Kr. Sharma vs The State of Bihar
SC · 25 September 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 108 : 2024 INSC 735
Issue arose as regards sustainablility of the findings of the High Court holding the appellants guilty of commission of offences u/ss. 302/34 and 364/34 IPC; as also the approach of the High Court, if in line with the se…
Sunil @ Sonu Etc. vs State NCT of Delhi
SC · 24 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 616 : 2024 INSC 727
Issue arose for consideration that as to whether the accused can be convicted for the offence punishable u/s.302 IPC or in the facts and circumstance of the case, the conviction needs to be altered to a lesser offence.
Rabbu @ Sarvesh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 12 September 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 37 : 2024 INSC 720
The appellant was convicted for offences punishable u/ss. 450, 376(2)(i), 376D, 376A and 302 r/w. s.34 of IPC and s.5(g)/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) awarding death penalty u/ss.…
Ranjeet Mittal vs The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr. Etc. Etc.
SC · 3 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 811 : 2024 INSC 766
High Court whether justified in quashing the charges against Respondent Nos.2-5 (husband and in-laws of the victim-deceased) holding that prima facie the respondents did not abet the deceased to commit suicide.
Dinesh Sahu Alias Dinnu vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 22 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 929 : 2024 INSC 740
Concurrent conviction of the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Penal Code, 1860, if justified. Whether the prosecution was able to prove the guilt of the appellant beyond…
Allarakha Habib Memon Etc. vs State of Gujarat
SC · 8 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 345 : 2024 INSC 590
As per the FIR (Exhibit-79) there were two eyewitnesses to the incident, PW-12-Police Constable and PW-11-the first informant who was deceased’s cousin brother. PW-12 claiming to be an eyewitness to the incident had repo…
Basamsetti Rama Devi vs The State of A.P. & Ors.
SC · 7 August 2024
[2024] 8 S.C.R. 1687 : 2024 INSC 1055
In cases relating to quashing of criminal complaint against the accused police officers-respondents in matters of custodial death, whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the committal order and discharging…
Ratnu Yadav vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 9 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 466 : 2024 INSC 487
Whether the Courts below erred in convicting appellant u/s.302, IPC for committing the murder of his stepmother by relying upon the alleged extra-judicial confession of appellant before PW1 and ‘last seen together’ evide…
Naresh Kumar vs State of Delhi
SC · 8 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 178 : 2024 INSC 464
Non-questioning the appellant convicted u/s.302 r/w s.34, Penal Code, 1860 on the twin incriminating circumstances during his examination u/s.313, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, if caused material prejudice to him vit…
Dharmendra Kumar @ Dhamma vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 8 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 218 : 2024 INSC 480
High Court if justified in upholding conviction and sentence of the appellant under ss. 302/34 IPC; the contradictions or discrepancies and the absence of blood group classification or inconclusive FSL results on the rec…
Surender Singh vs State (NCT of Delhi)
SC · 3 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 163 : 2024 INSC 462
Correctness of the order of the High Court upholding the conviction and sentence of the appellant for offences under ss. 302 and 307 IPC .
Alauddin & Ors. vs The State of Assam & Anr.
SC · 3 May 2024
[2024] 6 S.C.R. 20 : 2024 INSC 376
Matter pertains to correctness of the order convicting the appellants for the offences punishable u/ss. 302/149 IPC when the statements in evidence full of omissions and contradictions and the evidence of last seen theor…
Kirpal Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 18 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 707 : 2024 INSC 312
The appellant was convicted u/s. 302, s.307 IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and rigorous imprisonment for 5 years respectively. Both sentences were to run concurrently. An appeal preferred by the appellant…
Subhash @ Subanna & Ors. vs State of Karnataka Ministry of Home Affairs
SC · 10 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 328 : 2024 INSC 294
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court convicting and sentencing accused no. 1 u/s. 302, and accused no. 2 and 4 u/ss. 324 and 326 IPC.
Chandan vs The State (Delhi Admn.)
SC · 5 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 94 : 2024 INSC 271
Matter pertains to effect of lack or absence of motive, when there is testimony of a reliable eye-witness.
Periyasamy vs The State Represented by the Inspector of Police
SC · 18 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 747 : 2024 INSC 212
Whether the High Court justified in affirming the judgment of trial court convicting and sentencing the accused appellant, (A-1), for the offence punishable under sections 302 & 307 of Penal Code, 1860 and accused appell…
Shahid Ali vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 11 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 377 : 2024 INSC 191
In a celebratory firing during a marriage ceremony, the Appellant shot the deceased resulting in his demise. Whether the Appellant could be held guilty of the offence under Section 304 Part I or Part II of the IPC as aga…
Ravinder Kumar vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 6 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 767 : 2024 INSC 211
1) Whether circumstantial evidence is sufficient to convict the accused; 2) Whether burden of proof u/s. 106 Evidence Act can be on accused before the prosecution proves its case; 3) Whether recovery pursuant to statemen…
Mallappa & Ors. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 12 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 288 : 2024 INSC 104
The trial Court acquitted appellants-accused nos.3, 4 and 5 for the commission of murder of one ‘M’. However, the High Court reversed the order of acquittal and held the appellants guilty of the commission of murder. Whe…
Velthepu Srinivas and Others vs State of Andhra Pradesh (Now State of Telangana) and Anr.
SC · 6 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 1 : 2024 INSC 87
The courts below, if justified in convicting the four accused u/ss. 302/34 IPC and imposing sentence for life for committing murder of the victim.
State of Punjab vs Gurpreet Singh & Ors.
SC · 6 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 1039 : 2024 INSC 154
High Court, if justified in acquitting the main accused and the coaccused of the charges u/s. 302/34 IPC.
Case Details Darshan Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 4 January 2024
[2024] 1 S.C.R. 248 : 2024 INSC 19
Whether the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt, the entire chain of circumstances, not leaving any link missing for the appellant to escape from the clutches of law.
Case Details Hariprasad @ Kishan Sahu vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 7 November 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 214 : 2023 INSC 986
Whether the delay of about more than one year in registering the FIR could be said to be fatal to the case of prosecution; whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the deceased had died due to administ…
Markash Jajara vs The State of Assam & Anr.
SC · 3 November 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 834 : 2023 INSC 1015
The appellant was held guilty of having committed the murder of his son-in-law. Whether the offence attributed to the appellant falls within the ambit of Exception I of Section 300 IPC which defines “murder”.
Anil Kumar vs The State of Kerala
SC · 1 November 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 173 : 2023 INSC 965
Whether in the circumstances of the instant case, the appellant had any premeditated mind to kill the deceased or was it due to grave and sudden provocation which would not amount to murder or would at best be a case of…
Case Details Harvinder Singh @ Bachhu vs The State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 13 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 1157 : 2023 INSC 907
Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the order of acquittal and convicting the appellant for murder and attempt to rape relying on the testimony of the prosecution witness despite contradictions, only be…

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