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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.

Provisions
Section 302, Indian Penal Code, 1860 269
Agniraj & Ors. etc. vs State through Deputy Superintendent of Police CB-CID
SC · 23 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 856 : 2025 INSC 774
Whether the High Court was justified in upholding the conviction of the appellants/accused no. 1 to 11 for offences punishable u/ss.302 and 307 r/w. s.149 of the Penal Code, 1860 and the other offences; whether, in the i…
Sakhawat and Anr. vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 23 May 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 139 : 2025 INSC 777
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction of the appellants under various sections of Penal Code, 1860, when the prosecution failed to conduct fair investigation an…
Padman Bibhar vs State of Odisha
SC · 21 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 1116 : 2025 INSC 751
Whether appellant can be convicted only on the basis of evidence on ‘last seen together’.
Baljinder Singh Alias Aman vs State of Punjab & Anr.
SC · 16 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 735 : 2025 INSC 796
Whether the High Court erred in granting bail to the respondentsaccused(s) setting aside the order of the Trial Court by which it declined to grant bail.
Renuka Prasad vs The State Represented by Assistant Superintendent of Police
SC · 9 May 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 160 : 2025 INSC 657
Whether the High Court erred in reversing the acquittal and convicting the accused persons based on the testimony of the IOs which was founded only on s.161, CrPC statements of the witnesses; whether present was a case o…
Waris vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 8 May 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 842 : 2025 INSC 712
Whether Trial Court ought to have given proper time and opportunity to the legal aid defence counsel to prepare the matter and should have deferred the cross-examination of PW-1 by a reasonable time so as to ensure fairn…
Ramkirat Munilal Goud vs State of Maharashtra Etc.
SC · 7 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 513 : 2025 INSC 702
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction and death sentence of the appellant for causing rape and murder of a child aged 3 years and 9 months.
Chunni Bai vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 28 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1816 : 2025 INSC 577
Whether the accused at the time of commission of crime was incapable of making conscious and informed decision or was suffering from certain mental incapacity or unsoundness of mind; Whether a benefit of doubt may be ext…
K.P. Tamilmaran vs The State by Deputy Superintendent of Police
SC · 28 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1865 : 2025 INSC 576
Whether the High Court was justified in upholding the conviction and sentence of A-15 under Sections 217, 218, Penal Code, 1860 and ss.3(2)(i), 4, SC/ST Act, 1989 and modifying the conviction and sentence of A-14, while…
Aejaz Ahmad Sheikh vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1507 : 2025 INSC 529
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court by which the accused was acquitted of the offence punishable u/s.302 IPC.
Subhash Aggarwal vs The State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 17 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 1320 : 2025 INSC 499
Filicide or suicide is the vexing question in the instant case where a father was tried and convicted u/s.302 of the Penal Code, 1860 r/w. s.25/27 of the Arms Act, 1959.
Maukam Singh & Others vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 2 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 336 : 2025 INSC 435
Whether the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction and sentence imposed on the accused u/s.302/34 and ss.323 and 324 rw s.34 IPC justified.
Aslam alias Imran vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 27 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1226 : 2025 INSC 403
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the courts below convicting the accused-appellant u/s.302 IPC.
Sudam Prabhakar Achat vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 21 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 897 : 2025 INSC 378
Issue arose as to whether the conviction u/s.302 IPC could be converted into s.304 Part I or Part II IPC.
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Shyamlal & Ors.
SC · 20 March 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 144 : 2025 INSC 377
The High Court converted the conviction of respondents u/s.302 of IPC into the second part of s.304 of the IPC. Whether the judgment of the High Court requires interference.
Karandeep Sharma @ Razia @ Raju vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 4 March 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 1482 : 2025 INSC 444
In a case based on circumstantial evidence, whether the concurrent conviction of the appellant-accused for the kidnapping, rape/sexual assault and murder of a minor is sustainable.
Abdul Wahid & Anr. vs State of Rajasthan
SC · 28 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 2101 : 2025 INSC 295
Whether it is for the prosecution to connect the accused to the alleged crime by producing credible and legally admissible evidence to punish.
Ramesh A. Naika vs The Registrar General, High Court of Karnataka Etc.
SC · 13 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1721 : 2025 INSC 303
Appellant-R, a bank manager, was convicted of murdering his two minor children, along with his sister-in-law and mother-inlaw, in June 2010. His motive stemmed from disapproval of his sister-in-law’s relationship, which…
Vasant @ Girish Akbarasab Sanavale & Anr. vs The State of Karnataka
SC · 11 February 2025
[2025] 3 S.C.R. 158 : 2025 INSC 221
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court reversing the acquittal of the appellants-husband and mother-in-law of the deceased-wife and held them both guilty of offences under the Penal…
Hansraj vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 10 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 612 : 2025 INSC 178
The appellant was convicted for offence u/s.302 IPC. Whether the appellant can be held guilty of the commission of offence beyond reasonable doubt.
Sanjay vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 6 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1790 : 2025 INSC 317
The Appellant/accused was convicted under Section 302 IPC and 376(2)(G) IPC for alleged murder of a four-year-old girl. The Trial Court convicted the Appellant and sentenced him to death, which was later confirmed by the…
Gambhir Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 28 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1508 : 2025 INSC 164
Matter pertains to the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order of conviction and death sentence awarded to the appellant by the trial court.
Constable 907 Surendra Singh & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 28 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 239 : 2025 INSC 114
Matter pertains to the correctness of the judgment of the High Court setting aside the acquittal by trial court and convicting the appellants u/s.302/34 IPC.
Nimai Ghosh & Ors. vs The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
SC · 23 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1932 : 2025 INSC 816
The instant criminal appeal assails the findings recorded by the High Court, thereby convicting the appellants herein u/s.302/34 of IPC and s.27 of the Arms Act, 1959. Whether the findings recorded by the High Court in t…
Goverdhan & Anr. vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 9 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 657 : 2025 INSC 47
The two accused-appellants and their father-the third accused, were convicted by the trial court u/s.302 r/w s.34 IPC for assaulting a person with deadly weapons causing his death. High Court upheld the conviction of the…
Abdul Nassar vs State of Kerala & Anr.
SC · 7 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1 : 2025 INSC 35
Whether the prosecution has proved by leading clinching and convincing circumstantial evidence that the accused had committed forcible and violent sexual assault on the child victim and, thereafter, strangled and killed…
Ashok Verma vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 19 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 743 : 2024 INSC 1011
Whether concurrent conviction of the appellant u/ss.302, 201 and 498A of the IPC for the murder of his wife is justified.
George vs The State of Tamil Nadu and Others
SC · 13 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 769 : 2024 INSC 974
Whether the Division Bench of the High Court erred in convicting the appellant-original accused no.1, when on the basis of the very same evidence of PW-1, a benefit of doubt was granted to accused Nos.2 and 3.
Kunhimuhammed@Kunheethu vs The State of Kerala
SC · 6 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 392 : 2024 INSC 937
Whether appellant had the intention to commit murder; whether the appellant’s act can be brought under section 304, IPC in light of the offence being committed in exercise of private defense and thereby exceeding the pow…
Ashok vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 2 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 335 : 2024 INSC 919
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order of conviction and sentence against the appellant, for the offences punishable u/ss.376, 302, 201 IPC as also SC and ST Act 1989; and as regards the role of the Public Prose…

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