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Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Murder (Section 302 IPC / 103 BNS)

320 judgments, latest first, from 2015 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (filed under the provisions below, or naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

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Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 269
Nandlal vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 15 March 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 199 : 2019 INSC 385
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302/34 or s.304 Part II – Conviction under – Prosecution case that there was exchange of abuse between the two parties over expenses of the construction of wall – Victim and his brother tried to paci…
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,…
Khushwinder Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 5 March 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 446 : 2019 INSC 306
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 364, 302, 307 and 380 – Prosecution under – Murder of 6 persons – By kidnapping them and drugging them with sleeping tablets and then drowning them in a canal – Conviction by courts below – Death se…
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…
Sunil Kumar Gupta and Others vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
SC · 27 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 875 : 2019 INSC 284
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.319 – Summoning of appellants for offence under s.302 IPC – Allegation of dowry death of victim-deceased – Prosecution case was that the dying declaration of the victim-deceased was th…
Deep Narayan Chourasia vs State of Bihar
SC · 25 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 521 : 2019 INSC 263
Penal Code, 1860: ss.302/149 – Five persons tried for murder – Trial court convicted one accused under s.302 IPC and under s.27 of Arms Act and other four co-accused under s.27 of Arms Act only – On appeal, High Court co…
Mahendran vs The State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 21 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 383 : 2019 INSC 248
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.141, 149, 302 and 326 – Statement of PW1-son-in-law of one ‘M’, that on 12.03.94 while going to Nangarari with his father, due to darkness they decided to stay at his father-in-law’s house – He stat…
Dattatraya @ Datta Ambo Rokade vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 21 February 2019
[2019] 11 S.C.R. 295 : 2019 INSC 247
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 376(2)(f), 377, 363, 364, 367 and 201 r/w ss. 3,4,5 (i) (l) and (m) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 – Rape and murder of minor child – Conviction by trial court – D…
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…
Mala Singh & Ors. vs State of Haryana
SC · 12 February 2019
[2019] 3 S.C.R. 932 : 2019 INSC 180
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302/149 or s. 302/34 – Conviction under – Trial Court convicted 11 accused persons u/ss. 148, 302/149, 323/149 and 506/149 IPC – However, High Court acquitted 8 accused persons u/s. 302/149 IPC and…
Pappi @ Mehboob vs State of Rajasthan
SC · 5 February 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1083 : 2019 INSC 140
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – One ‘G’ was assaulted with swords by seven persons – ‘G’ succumbed to injuries – Five accused including appellant were tried together while two were absconding – Appellant alone was convicted f…
Bikash Bora and Ors. vs The State of Assam
SC · 5 February 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1096 : 2019 INSC 141
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Murder – Prosecution case that appellants caused fatal injuries to victim to which he succumbed – Conviction of the appellants u/ss. 302/34, and sentenced accordingly, on the basis of the circ…
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…
Yogendra @ Jogendra Singh vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 17 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 248 : 2019 INSC 54
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 326(A) and 460 – Murder – Conviction and death sentence – High Court affirmed conviction and sentence – Prosecution case was that the appellant threw acid on the victim-deceased which resulted…
Mahadevappa vs State of Karnataka Rep. by Public Prosecutor
SC · 7 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 39 : 2019 INSC 15
Penal Code, 1860 – s.498A r/w s.302 – Dowry death – Death by burn injuries – Prosecution case was that the appellant-husband poured kerosene on his wife and set her on fire which resulted in her death – Trial court held…
Gupteswar Behera vs State of Odisha and Another
SC · 14 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 1209 : 2018 INSC 1211
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 148, 149 and 302 – Prosecution case that victim attacked by five persons with sticks, axe and knife – PW 1, brother of the victim and investigating officer reached the place of occurrence – Victim,…
State of Uttar Pradesh vs Wasif Haider etc.
SC · 10 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 1161 : 2018 INSC 1181
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 and 307 r/w ss.149, 148 – Appeal against acquittal – PW-2-Police Official got to know that a crowd of around 200-300 rioters was causing rampage and destruction at a temple – PW-2 accompanied by…
Kanubhai Bhagvanbhai Nayak vs State of Gujarat
SC · 3 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 452 : 2018 INSC 1130
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Conviction under s.302 by trial court – High Court confirmed conviction and sentence – Appeal against conviction on the ground that in the order of High Court, there was neither any reference of…
Palani vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 27 November 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 658 : 2018 INSC 1105
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.148, 435 r/w. s.149 and s.302 r/w. s.149 – Case of the prosecution that when mother and brother of ‘S’ (PW-1 and PW-2 respectively) were going in an auto, ‘S’ along with PW-3 followed them on a moto…
Jangir Singh vs The State of Punjab
SC · 31 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 731 : 2018 INSC 1025
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304 Part I and 300 Exception II - Right to private defence – Benefit of – On facts, altercation between the appellant and the victim, in presence of other colleagues – Victim aimed rifle at the appe…
Ramvir vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 26 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 547 : 2018 INSC 999
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.148, 149 and 302 – Case of the prosecution that the appellant along with five other persons armed with guns surrounded one ‘S’ and his son and fired shots whereupon ‘S’ on receiving injuries fell do…
Jitendra @ Kalla vs State of Govt. of NCT of Delhi
SC · 25 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 622 : 2018 INSC 997
Sentence/Sentencing: Trial of the appellant-accused for offence under two FIRs – Trial court convicted the accused – In both the cases sentence of rigorous life imprisonment was imposed – In respect of the first case tri…
Asar Mohammad and Ors. vs The State of U.P.
SC · 24 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 248 : 2018 INSC 985
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 201 – Murder – Circumstantial evidence – Prosecution of three accused – Confessional statement of one accused (appellant No.1) – Recovery of dead bodies at his instance – FIR lodged on the b…
Uppala Bixam @ Bixmaiah vs The State of Andhra Pradesh
SC · 11 October 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 600 : 2018 INSC 953
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 201 – Murder – Prosecution case that a shepherd took his sheeps for grazing and did not return home – On basis of confessional statement of appellant, recovery of the dead body of the shephe…
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Chhaakki Lal and Another
SC · 26 September 2018
[2018] 12 S.C.R. 184 : 2018 INSC 889
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Appeal against acquittal – Case of the prosecution that accused no.1 and 2 shot dead PW-1’s daughter and three other relatives while they were going along with PW-1 towards the fields to cut cr…
Smt. Shamim vs State (Gnct of Delhi)
SC · 19 September 2018
[2018] 11 S.C.R. 677 : 2018 INSC 833
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302/307/34 – Appellant-accused strongly opposed the marriage between her daughter (PW-4) and PW-1 – Brother and mother of PW-1 shot dead on the first floor of their house – Appellant’s acquittal rev…
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…
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…
State of Karnataka vs Srinivasa
SC · 14 August 2018
[2018] 10 S.C.R. 919 : 2018 INSC 703
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Death caused by hanging – Prosecution case was that the accused-husband and deceased-wife used to have altercation on account of illicit relationship of accusedhusband with accused no.2 – On the…

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