Official Secrets Act, 1923

Act No. 19 of 1923 In force from 1923-04-02 Ministry of Home Affairs 16 sections

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to official secrets.

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

• State (NCT) of Delhi v. Rajeev Sharma
  2025 INSC 4562 April 2025Dismissed

  Issue arose whether the term imprisonment for a term “not less than 10 years” in clause (i) of the proviso (a) to s.167(2) Cr.P.C would include an offence where the punishment of 14 years of imprisonment is prescribed, but no…

• Central Public Information Officer, v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal
  2019 INSC 123313 November 2019Disposed of
• Yashwant Sinha & Ors. v. Central Bureau of Investigation Through Its Director & Anr.
  2019 INSC 50510 April 2019Review petitions be adjudicated on merits.
• Safi Mohd. v. State of Rajasthan
  2013 INSC 26217 April 2013Dismissed
• Subhash Popatlal Dave v. Union of India and Anr.
  2012 INSC 27610 July 2012Hearing Adjourned
• C.B.I, New Delhi. v. Abhishek Verma
  2009 INSC 7136 May 2009Dismissed
• Union of India and Ors. v. Ranbir Singh Rathaur and Ors.
  2006 INSC 16322 March 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• The Government of NCT of Delhi v. Jaspal Singh
  2003 INSC 3778 August 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• State Through CBI v. Dr. Narayan Warman Nerukar and Anr.
  2002 INSC 35126 August 2002Appeal(s) allowed
• Rakesh Kumar Jain v. State Through Cbi, New Delhi
  2000 INSC 3838 August 2000Dismissed
• Shri Dinesh Trivedi, M.P. and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  1997 INSC 30320 March 1997Disposed of
• Dr.Budhikotasubbarao v. Mr. K. Parasaran and Ors.
  1996 INSC 87313 August 1996Dismissed
• Sama Alana Abdulla v. State of Gujarat
  1995 INSC 73916 November 1995Dismissed
• R. Rajagopal@ R.R. Gopal and Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.
  1994 INSC 4557 October 1994Allowed
• State of Maharashtra v. Dr. Budhikota Subharao
  1993 INSC 8916 March 1993Appeal(s) allowed