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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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Smt. Gargi vs State of Haryana
SC · 19 September 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 1056
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Conviction under – Prosecution case was that appellant had killed her husband by strangulation and with the help of co-accused persons (her brothers), thereafter, hanged the dead body in one of…
Smt. Chintambaramma & Anr. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 22 August 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 946 : 2019 INSC 944
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Marriage of ‘S’ was solemnised with one ‘LM’ in 2006 – FIR was lodged in 2009 by CW-1 that ‘S’ has been killed by the appellants (mother-in-law…
Rameshwar and Another vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 16 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 363 : 2019 INSC 931
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.34 – Conviction and life imprisonment – Prosecution case was that on the fateful day, appellant no.1 armed with farsa (axe) along with five other accused persons including appellant no.2 arm…
R. Jayapal vs State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
SC · 9 August 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 885
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302/34, Part-I of s.304 – Alteration of conviction from s.302 IPC to Part-I of s.304 – Prosecution case that there was long-drawn rivalry between the wife of appellant (accused no.3) and the victim-d…
Balwan Singh vs The State of Chhattisgarh and Anr.
SC · 6 August 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 862
Penal Code, 1860: s.120-B and ss.148, 302/149– Case of the prosecution that on account of previous enmity with the victimdeceased, the appellant was talking with the other accused regarding preparation to kill him – Thei…
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…
Sunita vs State of Haryana
SC · 30 July 2019
[2019] 10 S.C.R. 779 : 2019 INSC 828
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Murder – Prosecution case was that one dead body was found burning on ‘Bitora’ (conical storage of cow dung cakes) – Post-mortem of the remains of body was conducted – It was found to be a dead…
Union of India and Others vs Junu Gayary
SC · 26 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 843 : 2019 INSC 818
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Constitution of India – Art.21 – Respondent-writ petitioner filed a writ petition u/Art.21 before the High Court alleging that her husband was picked up by army personnel from the house of a re…
Postman Vengaisamy & Ors. vs State Represented by Inspector of Police & Ors.
SC · 24 July 2019
[2019] 9 S.C.R. 1115 : 2019 INSC 802
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Fifteen accused – Prosecution case was that there was history of previous attack on complainant party – On the fateful day, all the accused armed with weapons surrounded PW-1, PW-2 and the decea…
Shio Shankar Dubey & Ors. vs State of Bihar
SC · 9 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 607 : 2019 INSC 658
Penal Code 1860: s. 302 – Murder – Accused persons armed with weapons killed the victim – Informant fled from the scene of incident and recorded FIR – Conviction of appellant no. 1 to 3 for the offence u/ss. 302/149/148,…
Ashoksinh Jayendrasinh vs State of Gujarat
SC · 7 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 309 : 2019 INSC 634
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w. s. 34, s.307 r/w. s. 34 – Prosecution case was that accused persons including appellantaccused no. 1 ploughed the disputed road for which a civil suit was pending between complainant and th…
Rambir vs State of NCT, Delhi
SC · 6 May 2019
[2019] 7 S.C.R. 163 : 2019 INSC 626
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 300 exception 4, 302 – Murder – Husband-appellant strangulated his wife with saria and caused her death – Testimony of the eye witness-son of the victim, oral evidence of prosecution witness whose s…
Kalabai vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 30 April 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 19 : 2019 INSC 590
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304 Part II and 302 – Murder – Dying declaration – On facts, quarrel between the victim and her husband and during the quarrel, appellant-sister-in-law who was living on the lower floor of the house…
The State of Rajasthan vs Kanhaiya Lal
SC · 10 April 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 569 : 2019 INSC 510
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 304 Part I – Murder – Victim attacked by accused on his head by an axe, succumbed to his injuries – Conviction and sentence of the accused for the offence punishable u/s. 302 by the trial co…
Vijay Mohan Singh vs State of Karnataka
SC · 10 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 994 : 2019 INSC 509
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 r/w. 34, 498-A, 304-B r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case that appellant-accused (husband of victimdeceased) poured kerosene on the victim and lit fire and ran away from the spot – Consequent to which,…
Peer Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 9 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 549 : 2019 INSC 482
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.148 and s.149 – Murder – Fifteen person tried for murder – Prosecution case was that the victim-deceased was returning to his village on his motor cycle and was accompanied by two pillion ri…
Pattu Rajan vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 29 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 535 : 2019 INSC 420
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Abduction and murder of husband of complainant (PW1) – Prosecution case was that accused no.1 wanted to take PW1 as his third wife knowing that she was already married to victim-deceased and mad…
Pavan Vasudeo Sharma vs State of Maharashtra through Secretary
SC · 25 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 11 : 2019 INSC 396
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 and 392 – Bombay Police Act – s.37(1) r/w. s.135 – Arms Act – s.3 read with s.25 – Prosecution case that four persons including accused Nos.1 & 2 kidnapped a boy and called for a ransom – Police…
Nandlal vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 199 : 2019 INSC 385
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302/34 or s.304 Part II – Conviction under – Prosecution case that there was exchange of abuse between the two parties over expenses of the construction of wall – Victim and his brother tried to paci…
Dauwalal @ Ganesh Devangan & Ors. vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 247 : 2019 INSC 389
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.149 and s.147, 148, 323, 342, 450 – FIR lodged by Informant-PW-2 that his cousin was fatally assaulted – 17 persons including the appellants were tried for the offences punishable u/ss.147,…
Ankush Maruti Shinde and Others vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 5 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 709 : 2019 INSC 305
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 395, 302 read with 34, ss. 376 (2)(g), 307 read with s. 34, ss. 396, 397 and 398 – Dacoity with murder and rape – Prosecution case that commission of murder of five persons, robbery as well as rape…
Deep Narayan Chourasia vs State of Bihar
SC · 25 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 521 : 2019 INSC 263
Penal Code, 1860: ss.302/149 – Five persons tried for murder – Trial court convicted one accused under s.302 IPC and under s.27 of Arms Act and other four co-accused under s.27 of Arms Act only – On appeal, High Court co…
Mahendran vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 21 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 383 : 2019 INSC 248
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.141, 149, 302 and 326 – Statement of PW1-son-in-law of one ‘M’, that on 12.03.94 while going to Nangarari with his father, due to darkness they decided to stay at his father-in-law’s house – He stat…
Dattatraya @ Datta Ambo Rokade vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 21 February 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 295 : 2019 INSC 247
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 376(2)(f), 377, 363, 364, 367 and 201 r/w ss. 3,4,5 (i) (l) and (m) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – Rape and murder of minor child – Conviction by trial court – D…
Balvir Singh vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 19 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 545 : 2019 INSC 226
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 341, 302 r/w. 34 – Arms Act – s. 25(1A) r/w. s.27 – Prosecution case was that PW-2, PW-13 and victim were going on a motorcycle, on the way, they were stopped by accused (No.1 to 4) – Accused No.2…
Mala Singh & Ors. vs State of Haryana
SC · 12 February 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 932 : 2019 INSC 180
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302/149 or s. 302/34 – Conviction under – Trial Court convicted 11 accused persons u/ss. 148, 302/149, 323/149 and 506/149 IPC – However, High Court acquitted 8 accused persons u/s. 302/149 IPC and…
Pappi @ Mehboob vs State of Rajasthan
SC · 5 February 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1083 : 2019 INSC 140
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – One ‘G’ was assaulted with swords by seven persons – ‘G’ succumbed to injuries – Five accused including appellant were tried together while two were absconding – Appellant alone was convicted f…
Bikash Bora and Ors. vs The State of Assam
SC · 5 February 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1096 : 2019 INSC 141
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that appellants caused fatal injuries to victim to which he succumbed – Conviction of the appellants u/ss. 302/34, and sentenced accordingly, on the basis of the circ…
Satya Raj Singh vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 28 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 540 : 2019 INSC 97
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302, 34 – Three accused persons including the appellant were prosecuted for committing murder of one ‘B’ – Appellant convicted u/s.302/34, IPC while the other two accused were acquitted – High Court…
Yogendra @ Jogendra Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 17 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 248 : 2019 INSC 54
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 326(A) and 460 – Murder – Conviction and death sentence – High Court affirmed conviction and sentence – Prosecution case was that the appellant threw acid on the victim-deceased which resulted…

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