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Supreme Court judgments on Section 34, Indian Penal Code, 1860

107 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 34 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

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…
Bihari Lal vs The State of Rajasthan & Ors.
SC · 15 April 2019
[2019] 6 S.C.R. 47 : 2019 INSC 528
Penal Code, 1860: ss.307, 323, 325, 336 and 341 r/w s.34 – Accused-respondent no.2-4 were prosecuted for commission of offences punishable under ss.307, 323, 325, 336 and 341 r/w s.34 IPC – Before the trial court, the ca…
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,…
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…
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…
Sh. Narendra Kumar Srivastava vs The State of Bihar & Ors.
SC · 4 February 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 643 : 2019 INSC 132
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.340 and 195 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.193 r/w. s.34 – False Evidence – Appellant alleged non-compliance of a High Court’s order dated 29.06.2014 by the respondents and filed contempt pe…
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…
V. Ravi Kumar vs State, Rep. by Inspector of Police, District Crime Branch, Salem, Tamil Nadu & Ors.
SC · 14 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 828 : 2018 INSC 1205
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 420 and 409 r/w. s.34 – Appellant alleged that he supplied cotton lint to a Mill for conversion into yarn, however, all the respondents-accused connived with each other and sold entire lint and app…
Shanthamalleshappa vs State of Karnataka
SC · 10 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 1152 : 2018 INSC 1183
Penal Code, 1860 – s.436 r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case was that accused no. 1 along with accused no.2 to 4 threw kerosene oil on the thatched shed situated in front of the house of PW-1(sisterin-law of accused no.1) and a…
The State of Uttar Pradesh vs Raja etc.
SC · 30 August 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 23 : 2018 INSC 771
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Gun shot – Murder of victim-deceased and injuries to his brother – Conviction by trial court on evidence of eye-witness who was victim’s lawyer-brotherPW1 – High Court set aside convic…
Suresh and Anr. vs State of Haryana
SC · 21 August 2018
[2018] 9 S.C.R. 959 : 2018 INSC 734
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Political rivalry – Incident on election day – Prosecution case was that victim-deceased was election agent of the losing candidate – Accused A-1 and…
Rupinder Singh Sandhu vs State of Punjab & Others
SC · 15 May 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 479 : 2018 INSC 514
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.299 and 304 Part-II r/w. s.34 – Conviction under – Propriety of – PW3 & PW4 were travelling in a Maruti Car driven by ‘GS’ – Dispute arose on the right of way between the accused persons (A-1 and A-…
Gurwinder Singh @ Sonu etc. vs State of Punjab and Anr.
SC · 8 May 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 362 : 2018 INSC 457
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 304 Part I, 300 Exception 4, 302 r/w 34 – Murder – Parties assembled to settle land dispute – Exchange of words resulting in scuffle between the parties – Appellant G brought axe from the room – Ap…
Navaneethakrishnan vs The State by Inspector of Police
SC · 16 April 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 749 : 2018 INSC 343
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w. s.34, ss.364 and 379 – Conviction based on circumstantial evidence – FIR registered by PW-8 stating that ‘J’ employed as driver in his travel agency along with another person took his van an…
Dev Kanya Tiwari vs The State of U.P.
SC · 12 March 2018
[2018] 4 S.C.R. 281 : 2018 INSC 228
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case that brother of complainant-PW-5 was killed by his wife and in-laws – Defence plea that the deceased had committed suicide by consuming poisonous tablets – During th…
Shajahan vs State Rep. by Inspector of Police
SC · 16 February 2018
[2018] 2 S.C.R. 661 : 2018 INSC 158
Penal Code, 1860 – s.396 r/w s.34 – Dacoity with murder – Five accused – Dacoity in shop of PW1 – Deceased was sleeping inside the shop – A2 held the legs of deceased, while A4 sat on his chest and strangled him to death…
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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