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Supreme Court judgments on Section 307, Indian Penal Code, 1860

39 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 307 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Mohammad Afzal Mohammad Sharif vs The State of Maharashtra and Others
SC · 11 September 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 78 : 2025 INSC 1100
The complaint of the appellant before the High Court was that the police officers concerned had failed in their duty by not registering a First Information Report apropos the attack and assault on him by four individuals…
Gurdeep Singh vs The State of Punjab
SC · 11 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 690 : 2025 INSC 957
Issue arose whether the order of conviction and sentence of the appellant for the offences u/ss.307, 353, 332, 225, 186, and 120B IPC and s.25 of the Arms Act, 1959 by the courts below was legally sustainable.
Agniraj & Ors. etc. vs State through Deputy Superintendent of Police CB-CID
SC · 23 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 856 : 2025 INSC 774
Whether the High Court was justified in upholding the conviction of the appellants/accused no. 1 to 11 for offences punishable u/ss.302 and 307 r/w. s.149 of the Penal Code, 1860 and the other offences; whether, in the i…
Sakhawat and Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 23 May 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 139 : 2025 INSC 777
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction of the appellants under various sections of Penal Code, 1860, when the prosecution failed to conduct fair investigation an…
Naushey Ali & Ors. vs State of U.P. & Anr.
SC · 11 February 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 289 : 2025 INSC 182
Whether the present case is a fit case where proceedings could be quashed, particularly when Section 307, IPC inter alia was invoked and there was a settlement between the parties.
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…
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.
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.
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…
Raju and Another vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 31 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1147 : 2024 INSC 633
Whether the material on record unmistakably justifies the conviction of the appellant u/s. 307 IPC.
Amit Rana @ Koka & Anr. vs The State of Haryana
SC · 22 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 756 : 2024 INSC 543
The issue before the Hon’ble Supreme Court was whether while imposing a sentence for an offence punishable under Section 307 part 2, IPC (attempt to commit murder – causing hurt to any person), a term of imprisonment bey…
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 .
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…
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…
Shashikant Sharma & Ors. vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 1 December 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 1067 : 2023 INSC 1036
Whether the prima facie ingredients of the offence punishable u/s. 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act were made out against the appellants.
Harendra Rai vs The State of Bihar and Ors.
SC · 1 September 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 583 : 2023 INSC 806
In a murder case, the acquittal of respondent no.2 recorded by Trial Court and the High Court having been reversed and respondent no.2 having being convicted u/ss.302 and 307 IPC by the Supreme Court by an earlier judgme…
Premchand vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 3 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 119 : 2023 INSC 207
Penal Code,1860 – ss. 300,302 307 and 304 – The trial Court convicted the appellant for the offence of murder of the victimdeceased and attempt to murder three others – The judgment of the trial Court was challenged by t…
Ashok Kumar Singh Chandel vs State of U.P.
SC · 4 November 2022
[2022] 12 S.C.R. 1035 : 2022 INSC 1164
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w s.149, s.307 r/w s.149 and s.148 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss.25 and 30 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.293 – Murder of five persons – Seven accused – The deceased belonged to or were associ…
Munuwa @ Satish etc. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 26 August 2022
[2022] 12 S.C.R. 86 : 2022 INSC 874
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 34, 302, 307 – Murder – On the fateful day, while the victim-principal of the College was sitting with his family physician and private practitioner-PW-6 outside his office of the college campus, th…
Zakir Abdul Mirajkar vs The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 24 August 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 150 : 2022 INSC 855
Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act,1999 – ss.2(1)(f), 3(1)(ii), 3(2), 3(4), 3(5), 18, 23 and 427 – Penal Code 1860 – ss. 143, 147, 149, 395, 307, 353, 332, 155, 109, 324, 323 and 427 – Maharashtra Prevention of G…
Hajabhai Rajashibhai Odedara vs State of Gujarat
SC · 11 July 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 971 : 2022 INSC 704
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 307, 328 – Murder – Prosecution case that the accused and co-accused with the object of getting married, hatched a conspiracy and killed the mother and the uncle of co-accused by strangulation…
Anuj Singh @ Ramanuj Singh @ Seth Singh vs The State of Bihar
SC · 22 April 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1023 : 2022 INSC 463
Penal Code, 1860 : ss. 324, 307 r/w s. 34 – Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means – Altercation between the one of the appellant and the informant, over a land dispute – Appellants armed with guns fired…
Karan Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
SC · 2 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 473 : 2022 INSC 253
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.149; s.307 r/w s.149 and s.148 – Conviction of appellant along with other accused by trial court as well as by High Court under the aforesaid sections – Prosecution case was that there was d…
Rajesh Yadav & Anr. vs State of U.P.
SC · 4 February 2022
[2022] 16 S.C.R. 967 : 2022 INSC 148
Penal Code 1860: ss. 302, 307 – Two persons were done to death by bullet firing by the accused – Previous dispute between the groups – Two eye-witness present on the spot – Recoveries made from all the accused – Trial co…
Vasudev vs State of M.P.
SC · 1 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 514 : 2022 INSC 135
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.307/34 – Arms Act – s. 3/25(1B)(a) and s. 27/34 – The case of prosecution that Sub-Inspector (PW-6) along with SDOP (PW-10) reached a village on having information that an absconding accused ‘R’ was…
Brijmani Devi vs Pappu Kumar & Anr.
SC · 17 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 533 : 2021 INSC 919
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 r/w 34; 341, 307 r/w 34 – Bail – Respondent accused of murder of appellant’s son – Bail rejected by Sessions Court –Granted by High Court with certain conditions – On appeal, held: Offences alle…
Laxman Prasad Pandey vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 11 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 629 : 2021 INSC 874
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.147, 148, 149, 307, 302, 188 and s.120B – Arms Act – s.27/30 – Two FIRs were filed, both pertained to the same incident – There was a clash of two groups by using firearms which resulted in indiscri…
Surinder Singh vs State (Union Territory of Chandigarh)
SC · 26 November 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 1061 : 2021 INSC 790
Penal Code, 1860 – s.307 – Attempt to murder – AppellantHead Constable convicted u/s.307 and s.27 of Arms Act, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 3 years for both the offences – On appeal, held: Appellant was in an in…
Sadakat Kotwar and Anr. vs The State of Jharkhand
SC · 12 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 332 : 2021 INSC 719
Penal Code, 1860: s.307 r/w s.34 – Grievous injuries on vital parts of the body – Prosecution case was that appellant no.1 stabbed PW-7 with a dagger in her ribs and appellant no.2 stabbed PW-8 with a dagger on right sid…
Massimilano Latorre and Others vs Union of India and Others
SC · 15 June 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 527 : 2021 INSC 306
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 307, 427 and 34 – United Nationals Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS) – Annex VII – On 15.02.2012, two fishermen who were onboard the boat registered in India, were fired at from a…

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