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Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Statements before a Magistrate (Section 164 CrPC)

24 judgments, latest first, from 2019 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.

Sampat Popat Chavan vs The State Of Maharashtra Thr. Pso Ps and Anr.
Bombay HC · 4 November 2026
The applicant, a Police Inspector, sought quashing of FIR No. 236/2023 registered at Police Station Hinganghat, District Wardha, and the consequent chargesheet, for offences punishable under Sections 376(2)(a), 376(1), 3…
Ranjeet Singh vs The State Of Bihar
Patna HC · 10 October 2025
The appellant preferred a criminal appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 challenging the judgment of acquittal dated 08.12.2023 passed by the Special Judge, Exclusive POCSO Court-cum-Additional…
Kesari Kumar Mehta @ Keshri Kumar Mehta vs The State Of Bihar
Patna HC · 20 August 2025
The appellant preferred a criminal appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure challenging the judgment of acquittal dated 19.07.2024 passed by the Additional District & Sessions Judge-VI-cum-Special Judge…
Vijaya Singh & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 25 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 906 : 2024 INSC 905
Whether the Criminal Appeal filed by the Appellants challenging the conviction under Section 302/201 IPC can be entertained in the facts and circumstances of the case.
Nirmala Devi vs The State Of Bihar
Patna HC · 24 October 2024
The appellant/informant filed this criminal appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment and order of acquittal dated 31.05.2024 passed by the Special Judge, Exclusive POCSO…
Selvamani vs The State Rep. By The Inspector of Police
SC · 8 May 2024
[2024] 6 S.C.R. 653 : 2024 INSC 393
Appellant was one of the five accused persons who were found guilty of committing the offence of gang rape and was convicted under Section 376(g) and 506(1) of Penal Code, 1860 and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of…
Dinganglung Gangmei vs Mutum Churamani Meetei & Ors.
SC · 7 August 2023
[2023] 12 S.C.R. 1083 : 2023 INSC 698
The sectarian violence and strife in Manipur – Violence against women.
P. Yuvaprakash vs State Rep. by Inspector of Police
SC · 18 July 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 478 : 2023 INSC 676
S.C.R.REPORTS 478 : 2023 INSC 676 SUPREME COURT P. YUVAPRAKASH v. STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE (Criminal Appeal No(s). 1898 of 2023) JULY 18, 2023 [S. RAVINDRA BHAT AND ARAVIND KUMAR, JJ.] Protection of Children fro…
Ajai alias Ajju etc. etc. vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 15 February 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 930 : 2023 INSC 127
AJAI ALIAS AJJU ETC. ETC. v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH (Criminal Appeal Nos.598-600 of 2013) FEBRUARY 15, 2023 [B. R. GAVAI AND VIKRAM NATH, JJ.] Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302/149, 307 – Arms Act, 1959 – Code of Criminal P…
Suneetha Narreddy & Another vs The Central Bureau of Investigation and Others
SC · 29 November 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 745 : 2022 INSC 1238
Transfer of Criminal Trial – Fair and Independent Trial – Petition pertaining to the mysterious death of uncle of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – Writ petition filed by the daughter and the wife of the deceased se…
Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 13 October 2022
[2022] 5 S.C.R. 162 : 2022 INSC 1075
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 – Prosecution case was that on fateful day, appellant-accused murdered his wife and four children with a sharp cutting weapon while they were sleeping – Motive behind the murder was attributed to…
Nahar Singh vs The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
SC · 16 March 2022
[2022] 2 S.C.R. 795 : 2022 INSC 314
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.164, 190(1)(b), 209, 319 – Power of Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence on the basis of a police report in terms of s.190 (1)(b) CrPC to issue summons to any person not arraign…
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…
Manoj Mishra @ Chhotkau vs The State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 707 : 2021 INSC 640
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.363, 366, 376-D, 506 – Appellant alongwith other accused persons convicted and sentenced u/ss.363, 366, 376-D, 506 and s.4, POCSO Act – Held: Evidence of the prosecutrix and the medical evidence est…
Prashant Singh Rajput vs The State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr.
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 10 S.C.R. 161 : 2021 INSC 645
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 439 – Anticipatory bail in murder case – FIR and the statements under ss. 161 and 164 indicated a specific role in the crime to the two respondents – High Court granted anticipatory b…
Tofan Singh vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 29 October 2020
[2020] 12 S.C.R. 583 : 2020 INSC 620
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: ss. 42, 53 and 67 – Power under s. 67 – Extent, nature, purpose and scope of – Confession made under – Before the officers designated u/ss. 42 or 53 – Whether admissi…
Ankita Kailash Khandelwal and Ors. vs State of Maharashtra and Others
SC · 8 October 2020
[2020] 8 S.C.R. 1007 : 2020 INSC 581
Maharashtra Prohibition of Ragging Act, 1999 – s.6(1) – Appellants after completing MBBS course were pursuing PG Degree Course (M.D.) in Gynaecology and Obstetrics and were also working as residents in a Hospital attache…
Miss ‘a vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
SC · 8 October 2020
[2020] 11 S.C.R. 515 : 2020 INSC 580
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.164, 173, 190, 207, 208 – Statement recorded u/s.164 – Copy to accused – Case of sexual exploitation – Suo motu case registered by Supreme Court – Direction to set up SIT – Appellant…
Raja @ Ayyappan vs State of Tamil Nadu
SC · 1 April 2020
[2020] 4 S.C.R. 1112 : 2020 INSC 325
RAJA @ AYYAPPAN v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU (Criminal Appeal No. 1120 of 2010) APRIL 01, 2020 [S. ABDUL NAZEER AND DEEPAK GUPTA, JJ.] Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 – s.15 – Conviction of appellant…
Manoharan vs State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore
SC · 7 November 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1078 : 2019 INSC 1216
Review – In death penalty cases – Application of restrictive principles – Murder – Rape – Co-accused (now deceased) using borrowed school van, picked up a 10-year old girl and her 7-year old brother who were waiting to g…
Mani Pushpak Joshi vs State of Uttarakhand & Anr.
SC · 17 October 2019
[2019] 13 S.C.R. 819 : 2019 INSC 1161
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.319 and ss.161, 164 - FIR lodged by the father of prosecutrix (aged about 6 years) about sexual assault on her - Prosecutrix in her statement inter alia stated that after she returned…
Manoharan vs State by Inspector of Police, Variety Hall Police Station, Coimbatore
SC · 1 August 2019
[2019] 18 S.C.R. 1007 : 2019 INSC 851
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 376 and 201 – Murder – Rape – Co-accused (now deceased) using borrowed school van, picked up a 10-year old girl and her 7-year old brother who were waiting to go to school – He thereafter picke…
Central Bureau of Investigation & Anr. vs Mohd. Parvez Abdul Kayuum etc.
SC · 5 July 2019
[2019] 8 S.C.R. 439 : 2019 INSC 724
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 120B, 302, 307, 201/120B – ss. 25(1)(B)(a), 27(1) and 5 of Arms Act, 1959 – s. 3(1), (2), (3) and (4) and s.4 of Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA)– Murder and attempt to murder – In two diffe…
Devi Lal vs State of Rajasthan
SC · 8 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 168 : 2019 INSC 29
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 and s.120B – Murder alleged against four accused – Prosecution – Circumstantial evidence – Trial court convicted the two appellants-accused relying on evidence of three witnesses and on extra-jud…

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