Indian Penal Code, 1860
459 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.
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Smt. Bhagwati Devi v. State of Uttarakhand
Issue arose whether the order of conviction u/s.498-A IPC and consequential sentence imposed on the appellant-mother-in-law can be sustained on the basis of the material evidence.
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Anil Khandelwal Etc. v. Phoenix India and Anr.
Whether the High Court erred in rejecting the quashing petition filed by the appellants-Officers of the Bank challenging the order passed by the Magistrate issuing process against them for the offences punishable u/ss.500 and…
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Santosh Sahadev Khajnekar v. The State of Goa
Whether conviction of appellant for the offences punishable u/s.8 of the Goa Children’s Act, 2003 is sustainable; whether the appellant deserves to be given benefit under provisions of Probation of Offenders Act, 1958.
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Putai v. State of Uttar Pradesh
The accused-appellants were convicted for the offences punishable u/ss.376(2)(g), 201 and 302 of Penal Code, 1860. The High Court dismissed the appeals against conviction preferred by the accused-appellants.
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Devendra Kumar v. The State (Nct of Delhi) & Anr.
High Court affirmed the order passed by the CMM directing registration of the FIR against the petitioner for offences punishable u/ss.186 and 341, Penal Code, 1860. Whether the CMM erred in involving the police in a complaint…
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Neelam Kumari v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
Whether the conviction and sentence of the appellant u/s.302, IPC for the murder of her infant son ought to be set aside.
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Union of India v. Saleem Khan
Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to accused no.11 and rejecting the same of accused no.20.
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Sd. Shabuddin v. The State of Telangana
Whether the judgment passed by the High Court places a reverse burden of proof upon the appellant and is thus, legally unsustainable; whether the conviction u/s.411, IPC for dishonestly receiving stolen property can be sustained…
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Irfan v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
Whether the High Court erred in granting bail to the Respondent No.2 holding that any further detention would be detrimental to his defence in the trial and inconsistent with the norms of fairness in criminal jurisprudence.
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Abhinav Mohan Delkar v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
Whether every allegation or accusation levelled, a reprimand or rebuke made, an insinuation or insult voiced or even continuous acts of ill-treatment, harassment and defamation; as alleged in this case, would lead to a charge of…
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State of Karnataka v. Sri Darshan Etc.
Whether the order of the High Court granting bail to the respondents-accused persons in a case involving serious charges u/ss.302, 120B, and 34 IPC is perverse and legally unsustainable, warranting cancellation of bail.
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Ashok Dhankad v. State of NCT of Delhi and Anr.
Issue arose as regards to the sustainability of the order passed by the High Court enlarging the accused on regular bail u/s.483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
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Gurdeep Singh v. The State of Punjab
Issue arose whether the order of conviction and sentence of the appellant for the offences u/ss.307, 353, 332, 225, 186, and 120B IPC and s.25 of the Arms Act, 1959 by the courts below was legally sustainable.
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Aasif @ Pasha v. The State of U.P. & Ors.
Issue arose as to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court by which it declined to suspend the substantive order of sentence passed by the trial court against the appellant.
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Shanti Devi v. State of Haryana
Issue arose whether the courts below were justified in convicting and sentencing the appellant for the offences punishable u/ss.302/34 and 201/34 IPC for the alleged murder of the son of the informant.
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Jamnalal v. State of Rajasthan and Another
In the instant appeal, the father of the prosecutrix challenges the order of the High Court. By the said order, the sentence imposed on respondent no.2 herein was suspended till the final disposal of the appeal. Whether the High…
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Kallu Nat Alias Mayank Kumar Nagar v. State of U.P. and Anr.
Whether the Court of Session, without itself recording evidence, can summon a person to stand trial in exercise of its powers u/s.193, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 as an accused (along with others committed to it by a…
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Supply Corporation Limited & Anr. v. Sanjay Kumar
Whether the dispute between the respondents and the appellant arising out of the agreement incorporating the arbitration clause has become non-arbitrable in view of the initiation and pendency of the criminal cases; whether…
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Shail Kumari v. State of Chhattisgarh
Whether the conviction, as recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court was totally based on conjectures and surmises; whether the conviction of the appellant u/s.302 IPC is sustainable in law.
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Bhanei Prasad @ Raju v. State of Himachal Pradesh
Matter pertains to correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the order of conviction of the father u/s.6 POCSO Act and s.506 IPC and imposition of life imprisonment, for committing sexual assault of his own…
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Deepak Kumar Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh
The appellant came to be convicted and sentenced for the offences punishable u/ss.450 and 376(2) of the IPC and s.4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [POCSO Act]. Whether the High Court was justified in…
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Narayan Yadav v. State of Chhattisgarh
Whether the High Court erred in passing the impugned judgment relying on the confessional FIR filed by the appellant-accused himself and the medical evidence to uphold his conviction, however, altering it from s.302, IPC to s.304…
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Khem Singh (D) Through Lrs v. State of Uttaranchal (Now State of Uttarakhand) & Another Etc.
During pendency of these appeals, son of original appellant (since deceased) filed an application seeking setting aside of the abatement and for substitution. Whether the applicant is entitled to be substituted in place of the…
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Urmila Devi & Others v. Balram & Another
Issue arose as regards correctness of the impugned order passed by the High Court dismissing the application filed by the appellants u/s.482 CrPC to quash the complaint u/ss.419, 420, 467, 468 and 471 IPC pending before the…
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S.N. Vijaylakshmi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr.
Whether any criminal offence in the background of the factual position is made out to justify criminal proceedings against the appellants and whether the same should proceed; whether on the same cause of action, based on the…
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Manchu Mohan Babu v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Another
Issue arose as to whether the criminal proceedings against the appellants for conducting rally and dharna against the State Government, allegedly causing obstruction to the free flow of traffic, inconvenience, annoyance and risk…
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Suresh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr.
Whether the Courts below erred in declaring the Respondent No.2 as a ‘juvenile’ under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, on the date of the incident.
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Madduri Gangaraju @ Babu Rao v. Madduri Sunanda & Others
Whether the criminal proceedings filed against the appellants in-laws by respondent No.1-wife subsequent to the dissolution of the marriage between her and her husband and also when both the parties had agreed for an amicable…
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State of Punjab v. Gurnam @ Gama Etc.
Issue arose to assail the correctness of the judgment of the High Court by which the criminal appeals filed by the respondents were allowed and the judgment of the Trial Court convicting the respondents was set aside relying upon…
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Ajwar v. Waseem and Another
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the impugned order passed by the High Court granting bail to respondent no.1-accused.
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Sukhdev Yadav @ Pehalwan v. State of (NCT of Delhi) & Others
Whether, an accused/convict who has completed his “life imprisonment for a fixed term” such as twenty years of actual sentence without remission, as in the instant case, is entitled to be released from prison on completion of…
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Chirag Sen and Another Etc. v. State of Karnataka and Another
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court declining to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against the appellants-accused on the allegations relating to falsification of birth records for…
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Gajanan Dattatray Gore v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
Whether the bail granted to the appellant-accused on the basis of his undertaking to deposit Rs.25,00,000/- was rightly cancelled by the High Court on his failure to deposit the same.
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Anurag Bhatnagar & Anr. v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
(i) Whether the High Court in exercise of its power u/s.482 of CrPC or under Art.226/227 of the Constitution is justified in refusing to quash the FIR No.380/2005, u/ss.420, 120-B and 34 of the IPC and the order dated 01.07.2005…
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Sukdeb Saha v. The State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
Issue of growing crisis of student suicides in educational institutions; need for a preventive, remedial, and supportive framework for mental health protection and prevention of suicides by students; whether in the facts and…
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Satauram Mandavi v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Anr.
Matter pertains to the retrospective application of the amended provision-s.6 POCSO Act, to the incident which took place prior to the amendment.
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M.C. Ravikumar v. D.S. Velmurugan & Ors.
Whether a second quashing petition u/s.482 CrPC would be maintainable on the grounds/pleas that were available to be raised even at the time of filing/decision of the first quashing petition.
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Esakkimuthu v. State Represented by the Inspector of Police
Whether the courts below erred in convicting the appellants and sentencing them to life imprisonment for the murder of the deceased relying upon the testimonies of PW-1 and PW-2, who were interested witnesses being the son and…
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Victim ‘X’ v. State of Bihar and Anr.
Allegations of torture and sexual exploitation against the respondent no.2-accused. She was granted bail by the High Court. Whether the grant of bail to the respondent no.2-accused has resulted into travesty of justice.
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Khursheed Ahmad Chohan v. Union of Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. Etc.
Issue arose as to whether the facts and circumstances disclosed in the complaint, supported by compelling medical evidence of grievous injuries, including complete genital mutilation, mandatorily required registration of an FIR;…