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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
Shahid Ali vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 11 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 377 : 2024 INSC 191
In a celebratory firing during a marriage ceremony, the Appellant shot the deceased resulting in his demise. Whether the Appellant could be held guilty of the offence under Section 304 Part I or Part II of the IPC as aga…
I Additional District & Sessions Judge vs Mallika @ Savithramma @ Jayamma @ Kala
Karnataka HC · 11 March 2024
The appellant-accused was convicted by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, for offences punishable under Sections 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code, and sentenced to death under Sec…
Mallika Alias vs State Of Karnataka
Karnataka HC · 11 March 2024
The appellant was convicted by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, under Sections 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to death for murder and rigorous imprisonment of te…
Ravinder Kumar vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 6 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 767 : 2024 INSC 211
1) Whether circumstantial evidence is sufficient to convict the accused; 2) Whether burden of proof u/s. 106 Evidence Act can be on accused before the prosecution proves its case; 3) Whether recovery pursuant to statemen…
Mallappa & Ors. vs State of Karnataka
SC · 12 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 288 : 2024 INSC 104
The trial Court acquitted appellants-accused nos.3, 4 and 5 for the commission of murder of one ‘M’. However, the High Court reversed the order of acquittal and held the appellants guilty of the commission of murder. Whe…
Velthepu Srinivas and Others vs State of Andhra Pradesh (Now State of Telangana) and Anr.
SC · 6 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 1 : 2024 INSC 87
The courts below, if justified in convicting the four accused u/ss. 302/34 IPC and imposing sentence for life for committing murder of the victim.
State of Punjab vs Gurpreet Singh & Ors.
SC · 6 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 1039 : 2024 INSC 154
High Court, if justified in acquitting the main accused and the coaccused of the charges u/s. 302/34 IPC.
Case Details Darshan Singh vs State of Punjab
SC · 4 January 2024
[2024] 1 S.C.R. 248 : 2024 INSC 19
Whether the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt, the entire chain of circumstances, not leaving any link missing for the appellant to escape from the clutches of law.
Case Details Hariprasad @ Kishan Sahu vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 7 November 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 214 : 2023 INSC 986
Whether the delay of about more than one year in registering the FIR could be said to be fatal to the case of prosecution; whether the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the deceased had died due to administ…
Markash Jajara vs The State of Assam & Anr.
SC · 3 November 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 834 : 2023 INSC 1015
The appellant was held guilty of having committed the murder of his son-in-law. Whether the offence attributed to the appellant falls within the ambit of Exception I of Section 300 IPC which defines “murder”.
Anil Kumar vs The State of Kerala
SC · 1 November 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 173 : 2023 INSC 965
Whether in the circumstances of the instant case, the appellant had any premeditated mind to kill the deceased or was it due to grave and sudden provocation which would not amount to murder or would at best be a case of…
Case Details Harvinder Singh @ Bachhu vs The State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 13 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 1157 : 2023 INSC 907
Whether the High Court was justified in setting aside the order of acquittal and convicting the appellant for murder and attempt to rape relying on the testimony of the prosecution witness despite contradictions, only be…
Case Details Chandra Pratap Singh vs State of M.P.
SC · 9 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 761 : 2023 INSC 887
Whether the High Court was justified in altering the charge u/s. 302 read with ss. 148 and/or 149 to a charge u/s. 302/34 IPC, and convicting and sentencing the appellant for the offence punishable u/s 302/34 and u/s. 20…
Balvir Singh vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 6 October 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 815 : 2023 INSC 879
The High Court affirmed the judgment and order of conviction passed by the Trial Court holding appellant-husband guilty of the offence of murder punishable u/s.302 of the IPC alongwith the offence punishable u/s. 498A of…
Harilal etc. vs State of Madhya Pradesh (Now Chhattisgarh)
SC · 5 September 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 138 : 2023 INSC 801
Whether the High Court was justified in upholding the order of the Sessions Judge convicting and sentencing the appellants to imprisonment for life u/s 302 IPC.
Harendra Rai vs The State of Bihar and Ors.
SC · 1 September 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 583 : 2023 INSC 806
In a murder case, the acquittal of respondent no.2 recorded by Trial Court and the High Court having been reversed and respondent no.2 having being convicted u/ss.302 and 307 IPC by the Supreme Court by an earlier judgme…
Wazir Khan vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 2 August 2023
[2023] 11 S.C.R. 39 : 2023 INSC 674
In a case hinging on circumstantial evidence, where the appellant was put to trial u/ss. 302 and 201 IPC for murdering his wife, and he did not dispute his presence at the place of incident and, further, the explanation…
State of Punjab vs Kewal Krishan
SC · 21 June 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 1 : 2023 INSC 583
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Acquittal confirmed – Prosecution case that the deceased was last seen alive in his own house in the company of the accused at about 7.00 p.m. on 10.12.1998 – PW-6, nephew of the deceased disc…
Ravi Mandal vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 18 May 2023
[2023] 7 S.C.R. 1 : 2023 INSC 552
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302, 34 and 201 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss. 4 and 25 – Acquittal under – FIR lodged by PW-1 (father of deceased) after founding dead body of his son at 0730 hours on 01.11.2001 in a forest, alleging tha…
Dinesh Kumar vs The State of Haryana
SC · 4 May 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 220 : 2023 INSC 493
Penal Code,1860 – ss.302,364,392,394,201 and 34 – Evidence Act, 1872 – ss.27,101,106 and 165 – The case of prosecution was based on circumstantial evidence i.e. the evidence of ‘last seen’ and the ‘discoveries’ made from…
Omprakash Sahni vs Jai Shankar Chaudhary & Anr. etc.
SC · 2 May 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 141 : 2023 INSC 478
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s. 389 – The three respondents were convicted for the murder of the appellant’s brother by the Trial Court and sentenced to life imprisonment – The order of conviction and sentence pass…
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Phoolchand Rathore
SC · 28 April 2023
[2023] 5 S.C.R. 601 : 2023 INSC 444
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 and 201 – Acquittal under – Prosecution rested its case on the circumstances, inter-alia, (a) the accused bore a grudge against his wife for keeping jewellery with her sister (PW8); (b) on the…
Santosh @ Bhure vs State (G.N.C.T.) of Delhi
SC · 28 April 2023
[2023] 7 S.C.R. 719 : 2023 INSC 443
Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w. s.34 – Acquittal under – Prosecution case that ‘S’ was tenant of an apartment on the second floor of a building owned by PW-3 – On 12.09.2000, at about 10.40 a.m., an information was given…
Maghavendra Pratap Singh @ Pankaj Singh vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 24 April 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 829 : 2023 INSC 415
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 , 201, 120-B – Circumstantial Evidence – Criminal Conspiracy – Businessman-victim threatened for money and shot dead by two motorcyclists – Appellant and several others chargesheeted – Trial cou…
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…
Siju Kurian vs State of Karnataka
SC · 17 April 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 397 : 2023 INSC 378
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 201, 404 and 419 – Circumstantial Evidence – Reliance upon – Prosecution case that the accusedlabourer in the farmhouse of the victim, murdered the victim by hitting him with iron rod and then…
Surendra Singh vs State of Rajasthan and Anr.
SC · 11 April 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 354 : 2023 INSC 354
Penal Code, 1860 – s.149 – Applicability of – High Court set aside the respondent-accused’s conviction for the offence punishable u/s.302/149, IPC on the ground that the initial chargesheet was filed only against two acc…
Balu Sudam Khalde & Anr. vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 29 March 2023
[2023] 6 S.C.R. 851 : 2023 INSC 314
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 r/w 34 – Prosecution case that verbal altercation between the parties resulting in a fight wherein first informant assaulted on the head and the deceased suffered severe assault and succumbed to…
Shiva Kumar @ Shiva @ Shivamurthy vs State of Karnataka
SC · 28 March 2023
[2023] 4 S.C.R. 669 : 2023 INSC 306
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.366, 376 and 302 – Power to impose modified punishment – Appellant convicted u/ss. 366, 376 and 302 IPC – Trial Court sentenced the appellant to undergo rigorous imprisonment for the rest of his lif…
Pradeep Kumar vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 16 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 682 : 2023 INSC 242
Penal Code,1860 – ss. 302,34,201 – Two accused persons (including appellant) were convicted for offence of murder by trial Court –The prosecution case, rested upon three circumstances (a) the alleged confessional stateme…

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