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Supreme Court judgments on Section 471, Indian Penal Code, 1860

13 judgments, latest first, from 2019 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 471 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Jupally Lakshmikantha Reddy vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 10 September 2025
[2025] 10 S.C.R. 58 : 2025 INSC 1096
Whether the High Court erred in refusing to quash the proceedings u/s.420, IPC against the appellant.
Urmila Devi & Others vs Balram & Another
SC · 31 July 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 1956 : 2025 INSC 915
Issue arose as regards correctness of the impugned order passed by the High Court dismissing the application filed by the appellants u/s.482 CrPC to quash the complaint u/ss.419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC pending before…
Ramji Prasad Jaiswal @ Ramjee Prasad Jaiswal and Ors. vs State of Bihar
SC · 20 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 582 : 2025 INSC 738
Whether in the facts of the case there was a breach of s.313, CrPC causing prejudice to the appellants and vitiating the trial against them.
Shrichand Rajaram Kukreja and Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra and Anr.
SC · 14 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 696 : 2025 INSC 794
Whether the allegations levelled in the impugned-FIR disclose a dispute of civil in nature; whether the proceedings of the impugnedFIR and the chargesheet filed as a culmination of the investigation is a gross abuse of p…
Punit Beriwala vs The State of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
SC · 29 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2421 : 2025 INSC 582
Whether the High Court was justified in quashing the subject FIR against Respondent Nos.2 and 3 and whether a cognizable offence against them is prima facie made out from a reading of the subject complaint.
V.D. Raveesha vs The State of Karnataka
SC · 22 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 2265 : 2024 INSC 1060
Whether the petitioner is guilty of committing offences u/ss.406, 420, 468, 465 and 471 IPC, and if so, whether the sentences imposed on him by the Trial Court and confirmed by the Appellate Court and High Court call for…
K. Bharthi Devi and Anr. vs State of Telangana and Anr.
SC · 3 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 650 : 2024 INSC 750
Despite the dispute involved having predominantly overtures of a civil dispute and the matter having been compromised between the parties, whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the quashing petition filed by…
A. Srinivasulu vs The State Rep. by the Inspector of Police
SC · 15 June 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 11 : 2023 INSC 971
Penal Code, 1860: ss.120B, 193, 420, 468 and 471 – Criminal conspiracy and cheating – Prosecution case that the appellant, officials of PSU and other private persons entered into a criminal conspiracy to cheat the PSU in…
Pushpendra Kumar Sinha vs State of Jharkhand
SC · 24 August 2022
[2022] 11 S.C.R. 25 : 2022 INSC 860
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.109, 409, 420, 467, 471, 477A and 120B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.13(1)(c) and s. 13(1)(d) – Charges under – While giving effect to an award in favour of RPCL, JSEB faced shortage of f…
Jarnail Singh & Anr. vs State of Punjab
SC · 12 July 2022
[2022] 13 S.C.R. 196 : 2022 INSC 708
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 409/109, 420/109, 467/109, 471/109, 474/109, 477-A/109 and 120-B – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – ss. 13(i)(d) and 7 – Allegations against the General Manager of the State Roadways Depot, that…
Bhima Razu Prasad vs State, Rep. by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Cbi/Spe/Acu-Ii
SC · 12 March 2021
[2021] 2 S.C.R. 1020 : 2021 INSC 180
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.195(1)(b) – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.420, 467, 468 and 471 – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 – s.13(2) r/w. s.13(1)(d) – A case was registered against the appellant/accused no.1 u/ss.…
Sardar Ali Khan vs The State of Uttar Pradesh through Principal Secretary Home Department & Anr.
SC · 24 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 145 : 2020 INSC 90
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 418, 419, 420, 467 & 468 and 471 – A plot was owned by the father of the 2nd respondent and appellant claimed purchase of such plot by sale deed dated 29.12.1993 which was registered on 05.01.1994…
Vikram Johar vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 26 April 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 583
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 504, 506 and 383, 384, 471 – Respondent No.2-complainant, was partner of a Company engaged in business of wood processing and sale – Fire broke into the premises of the Company – Company raised ins…

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