Indian Penal Code, 1860
Repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still governs offences and proceedings from before that date.
3956 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.
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Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap v. The State of Maharashtra
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction of the appellant for rape and murder of the deceased and imposition of death sentence.
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Gambhir Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
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.
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Constable 907 Surendra Singh & Anr. v. State of Uttarakhand
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.
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Marippan & Anr. v. State Represented
Whether the High Court was justified in rejecting the petition seeking quashing of the chargesheet in the criminal case qua the appellants-parents.
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M. Venkateswaran v. The State rep. by the Inspector of Police
Matter pertains to the modification of sentence imposed for offence u/s.498A IPC and s.4 of the DP Act and payment of compensation to the wife-de facto complainant.
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Madhushree Datta v. The State of Karnataka & Anr.
Issue arose as to whether, based on the materials on record, prima facie, ingredients of the offences u/ss.323, 504, 506, 509, and 511 IPC are made out; whether the chargesheet and the related criminal proceedings against the…
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Nimai Ghosh & Ors. v. The State of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
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 the facts…
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Manish Yadav v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
The appellant herein has sought to quash proceedings for the offences punishable under Sections 376, 323, 504 and 506, Penal Code, 1860 and Sections 3(1)(r),3(1)(s), 3(2)(5a) and 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled…
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Mohd. Tahir Hussain v. State of NCT of Delhi
Whether a purpose based interim bail can be granted to contest the election or for canvassing as the petitioner himself is one of the candidates.
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Thammaraya and Another v. The State of Karnataka
Whether the conviction of the appellants-accused under Sections 201 and 302 read with Section 34, Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable.
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Laxmi Das v. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Whether the appellant, can be charged with abetment of suicide of the deceased, under Section 306 of the Penal Code (IPC).
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State of Jharkhand v. Dr. Nishkant Dubey & Ors.
What are the essential conditions that must be satisfied to attract the provisions of Section 366 of the IPC? What are the essentials to constitute a trespass as criminal trespass? Whether the procedure provided under the general…
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The State of Jharkhand & Others v. Vikash Tiwary @ Bikash Tiwary @ Bikash Nath
Whether the High Court was correct in quashing the order/ memo dated 17.05.2023 issued by the Inspector General of Prisons, Ranchi, Jharkhand, making intra-State transfer of the respondent herein from Lok Nayak Jai Prakash…
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Mahendra Awase v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
Whether the High Court was justified in declining the prayer of the appellant to discharge him from the offences under Section 306, Penal Code, 1860.
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Vijay @ Vijayakumar v. State Represented by Inspector of Police
Whether the appellant's act of causing the death of the deceased fell within the scope of "grave and sudden provocation" under Exception 1 to Section 300 of the Penal Code (IPC), thereby reducing the offence from murder to…
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Om Prakash Ambadkar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
Magistrate passed an order under Section 156(3), Code of the Criminal Procedure, 1973 directing registration of FIR against the appellant-accused for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 294, 500, 504 & 506, Penal Code,…
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Irfan Alias Bhayu Mevati v. State of Madhya Pradesh
In a case where the trial court relied upon the DNA report, whether the non-examination of the scientific experts involved in the process of conducting DNA profiling examination and issuing the report, led to the failure of…
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Biswajit Das v. Central Bureau of Investigation
Conviction for offences under section 468 r/w section 120(B), section 271 and section 465 r/w 120(B) and section 420 r/w section 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”) as well as section 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2)…
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Goverdhan & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh
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…
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Mamta Kaur v. State of Punjab
Whether the appellant can be granted anticipatory bail in connection with FIR No 13 dated 14.02.2023, for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the Penal Code, 1860.
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Sadashiv Dhondiram Patil v. The State of Maharashtra
Issue arose whether Village Police Patil is a Police Officer in terms of s. 25 of the Evidence Act; and whether the High Court erred in holding the appellant guilty of the offence of murder.
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Ram Pyarey v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
Correctness of the order of conviction against the brother-in-law for the offences punishable u/ss.306, 498-A IPC and s.4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, in the absence of any cogent evidence.
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Abdul Nassar v. State of Kerala & Anr.
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 her.
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Jit Vinayak Arolkar v. State of Goa & Ors.
By the impugned judgment, the High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by the appellant for quashing a First Information Report registered at the instance of the 4 th respondent for the offence punishable under Section 420…
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Omi @ Omkar Rathore & Anr. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr.
Issue arose as regards summoning a person as accused for facing the trial, when the said person was named in the FIR but not chargesheeted.
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B.N. John v. State of U.P. & Anr.
Appellant herein has sought quashing of criminal proceedings arising under sections 353 and 186 of IPC.
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M/s Naresh Potteries v. M/s Aarti Industries and Another
Issue arose as regards whether the complaint filed by the appellant u/s. 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is in accordance with the requirement u/s.142 of the NI Act.
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Daljit Singh v. State of Haryana & Anr.
Issue arose as regards the order passed by the High Court refusing to quash the complaint, summoning order and order declaring the appellant a proclaimed offender passed by the Magistrate; whether the proclaimed offender status,…
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Kim Wansoo v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
Issue arose as regards invocation of extraordinary power u/Art. 226 of the Constitution to quash criminal proceedings.
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Prakash and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and Another
Issue arose whether the courts below were justified in accepting the prosecution case that the act of suicide by the victim was a direct result of the words uttered by the appellants at the mahalokadalat when there was a clear…
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Anil Bhavarlal Jain & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
Whether criminal proceedings can be quashed on the basis of a settlement arrived at between the parties on the consent terms drawn and submitted before the Debt Recovery Tribunal.
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Shambhu Debnath v. The State of Bihar & Ors.
Whether the High Court erred in granting anticipatory bail to accused persons despite specific allegations of heinous crime u/s.302 of Penal Code, 1860 and chargesheet on record that established the allegations made u/s.302 of…
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Digambar and Another v. The State of Maharashtra and Another
Whether the High Court should have exercised its inherent powers u/s.482 of the Cr.P.C. to quash the criminal proceedings u/ss.498-A, 312, 313 and 34 of the Penal Code, 1860.
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Ashok Verma v. The State of Chhattisgarh
Whether concurrent conviction of the appellant u/ss.302, 201 and 498A of the IPC for the murder of his wife is justified.
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Rinku Baheti v. Sandesh Sharda
Issue arose whether the petitioner-wife is entitled to the transfer of the divorce petition; and whether this Court, upon the application filed by the respondent-husband, can exercise its powers u/Art. 142(1) of the Constitution…
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Athar Parwez v. Union of India
Appellant alleged to be an active member of the Popular Front of India (PFI) involved in planning to cause disturbance during the proposed visit of Prime Minister of India to Patna in 2022. Chargesheet filed against the appellant…
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Sambhubhai Raisangbhai Padhiyar v. State of Gujarat
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order of conviction and death sentence to the appellant for offences punishable u/ss.302, 364 and 377 IPC and ss. 4 and 6 of the POCSO, for committing murder and brutal sexual assault…
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Ayub Khan v. The State of Rajasthan
Adverse observations were made against the appellant, a District and Sessions Judge of Rajasthan Judicial Service by the Rajasthan High Court. High Court observed that while rejecting the bail application, the appellant did not…
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George v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others
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.
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Om Prakash Yadav v. Niranjan Kumar Upadhyay & Ors.
Issue arose as regards whether in the absence of the grant of sanction for prosecution u/s.197 CrPC, the CJM, Firozabad could have taken cognizance of the charge sheets against the respondents; and whether the offence or the act…