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Supreme Court judgments on Section 397, Indian Penal Code, 1860

8 judgments, latest first, from 2021 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 397 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Kattavellai @ Devakar vs State of Tamilnadu
SC · 15 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 984 : 2025 INSC 845
Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order of the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for offence punishable u/ss.302, 376 and 397 IPC.
Vinod @ Nasmulla vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 14 February 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 80 : 2025 INSC 220
Whether the conviction of the appellant under Section 395 read with Section 397 of the Penal Code, 1860 and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959 is justified.
Wahid vs State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
SC · 4 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 363 : 2025 INSC 145
The appellants herein have preferred appeal against their conviction. Appellant-W was convicted by the Trial Court for offence punishable u/s.392 r/w. s.397 IPC and appellant-A was convicted u/s.392 r/w. s.397 IPC and s.…
Dakkata Balaram Reddy & Anr. vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 21 April 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 887 : 2023 INSC 411
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 397, 450 – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Case of the prosecution that appellantsaccused (A1 and A2) trespassed into house of PW-1, wherein he also did his gold and silver business, co…
Abhishek vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 20 May 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 1128 : 2022 INSC 618
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 363, 364A, 384, 386, 387, 397 and 504 – Sanction order – Challenge to – FIR was registered against the appellant for offences u/s 363, 364A, 384, 386, 387, 397 and 504 IPC – The appellant having re…
Manoj & Ors. vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 20 May 2022
[2022] 9 S.C.R. 452 : 2022 INSC 606
Sentence / Sentencing – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 397 – Triple murder, in course of robbery – Three accused – Trial Court convicted the accused-appellants u/s. 302 IPC and imposed death penalty on them – High Court conf…
Bijender @ Mandar vs State of Haryana
SC · 8 November 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 1138 : 2021 INSC 706
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 392 and 397 – Robbery using deadly weapons – Prosecution case that appellant and co-accused armed with pistols robbed the complainant and his nephew – Conviction u/ss. 392 and 397 and sentenced acco…
Ganesan vs State Rep. by Station House Officer
SC · 29 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 514 : 2021 INSC 698
Penal Code, 1860: s.397 – Applicability of – Held: To bring the case within s.397, the offender who uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person shall be liable for minimum punishment under s.397 – The t…

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