Indian Penal Code, 1860

Act No. 45 of 1860 575 sections

Repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still governs matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides, which is why the judgments below apply it.

3956 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• State of Karnataka v. Krishna Alias Raju
  1987 INSC 1921 January 1987Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Assam v. Muhim Barkataki & Anr
  1986 INSC 21420 October 1986Appeal(s) allowed
• R.S. Nayak v. A.R. Antulay & Anr.
  1986 INSC 8617 April 1986Appeal(s) allowed
• Niranjan Patnaik v. Sashibhusan Kar & Anr.
  1986 INSC 7311 April 1986Appeal(s) allowed
• State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Calcutta Hardware Stores and Ors.
  1986 INSC 2120 February 1986Appeal(s) allowed
• Salimkhan Sardarkhan v. Stare of Gujarat
  1985 INSC 19818 September 1985Appeal(s) allowed
• Ram Avtar v. The State (Delhi Administration)
  1985 INSC 1708 August 1985Dismissed
• Ramesh Balkrishna Kulkarni v. State of Maharashtra
  1985 INSC 16331 July 1985Appeal(s) allowed
• Khilli Ram v. State of Rajasthan
  1984 INSC 20530 October 1984Appeal(s) allowed
• Naib Singh v. State of Punjab & Ors.
  1983 INSC 4119 April 1983Dismissed
• Mithu, Etc., Etc. v. State of Punjab Etc. Etc.
  1983 INSC 347 April 1983Disposed of
• State of West Bengal v. Shew Mangal Singh & Ors.
  1981 INSC 14825 August 1981Dismissed
• Sone Lal & Ors. v. State of U.P.
  1981 INSC 823 April 1981Dismissed
• Bhudeo Mandal & Others v. State of Bihar
  1981 INSC 7624 March 1981Appeal(s) allowed
• Ram Manorath v. State of U.P.
  1981 INSC 6210 March 1981Partly allowed
• State of Haryana v. Sher Singh & Ors.
  1981 INSC 4624 February 1981Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Karnataka v. Hemareddy Alias Vemareddy and Anr.
  1981 INSC 1827 January 1981Dismissed
• Shidagouda Ningappa Ghandavar v. Staib of Karnataka
  1980 INSC 21411 November 1980Dismissed
• Rafiq v. State of U.P.
  1980 INSC 15214 August 1980Dismissed
• Rajkapoor S/O Prithviraj Kapoor v. Laxman S/O Kishanlal Gavai
  1979 INSC 26714 December 1979Appeal(s) allowed
• Amritlal Ratilal Mehta & Anr. v. State of Gujarat
  1979 INSC 24216 November 1979Appeal allowed.
• Mohan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
  1979 INSC 13430 July 1979Appeal(s) allowed
• Rajendra Prasad Etc. Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh
  1979 INSC 339 February 1979Appeal(s) allowed
• Mohinder Pal Jolly v. State of Punjab
  1978 INSC 26114 December 1978Dismissed
• Salim Zia v. State of U.P.
  1978 INSC 24224 November 1978Dismissed
• M. A. Kochu Devassy Etc. v. State of Kerala
  1978 INSC 17615 September 1978Dismissed
• Bhajan Singh v. State of Punjab
  1978 INSC 15131 August 1978Partly allowed
• Nrisingha Murari Chakraborty & Ors v. State of West Bengal
  1977 INSC 11512 April 1977Dismissed
• Gudar Dusadh v. State of Bihar
  1972 INSC 5415 February 1972Dismissed
• Khandu Sonu Dhobi and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
  1972 INSC 5515 February 1972Dismissed
• Hethubha Alias Jithuba Madhuba & Ors. v. Thestate of Gujarat
  1970 INSC 6313 March 1970Dismissed
• Chaman Lal v. The State of Punjab
  1970 INSC 546 March 1970Dismissed
• Hari Sao and Anr. v. State of Bihar
  1969 INSC 28415 October 1969Appeal(s) allowed
• Hori Lal and Anr. v. State of U.P.
  1969 INSC 2218 September 1969Dismissed
• Akhtar Alam v. The State of Bihar
  1968 INSC 29912 November 1968Dismissed
• Ramu Gope and Ors. v. State of Bihar
  1968 INSC 28329 October 1968Dismissed
• Jai Lal v. Delhi Administration
  1968 INSC 13030 April 1968Dismissed
• Jotish Chandra Chaudhary v. The State of Bihar
  1968 INSC 12526 April 1968Appeal(s) allowed
• Karnesh Kumar Singh & Ors. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
  1968 INSC 10415 April 1968Dismissed
• Dalpat Singh & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan
  1968 INSC 4013 February 1968Partly allowed