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Supreme Court judgments on Section 342, Indian Penal Code, 1860

5 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2024. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 342 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Ramji Lal Bairwa & Anr. vs State of Rajasthan & Ors.
SC · 7 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 641 : 2024 INSC 846
Issue arose as regards whether a third party to a criminal proceeding got locus standi to challenge the order quashing the FIR lodged against the teacher by the father of the minor victim under the Penal Code, POCSO Act…
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.
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,…
Yashwant etc. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 4 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 654 : 2018 INSC 777
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 304 and ss.330,354,355, 342 r/w. s.34 – Prosecution case was that the police officials took victim into custody in order to extract information regarding a ‘loot’ in a hotel – It was alleged th…
Menoka Malik and Others vs The State of West Bengal and Others
SC · 28 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 707 : 2018 INSC 751
Penal Code, 1860: ss.147, 148, 149, 342, 448, 325, 326, 436, 379, 307 and 302 – Political rivalry – Mob assault – Use of sharp and pointed weapons – Death of 5 persons and serious injuries to several persons – Prosecutio…

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