# Judgments construing Section 120 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 711 judgments in this corpus construe Section 120 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/120 Showing 1–50 of 711, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 120 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/120) — Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment ## The judgments - [SHARAD BIRDHI CHAND SARDA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sharad-birdhi-chand-sarda-v-state-of-maharashtra-8776) — [1985] 1 S.C.R. 88 · cited by 105 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 93 - [SMT. GARGI v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-gargi-v-state-of-haryana-33248) — [2019] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 50 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v. RAJ KUMAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/commissioner-of-police-v-raj-kumar-34963) — [2021] 6 S.C.R. 4 · cited by 39 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [BALWAN SINGH v. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/balwan-singh-v-the-state-of-chhattisgarh-and-anr-33034) — [2019] 11 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 39 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [SHATRUGHNA BABAN MESHRAM v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shatrughna-baban-meshram-v-state-of-maharashtra-34557) — [2020] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 36 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 60 - [A. SRINIVASULU v. THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-srinivasulu-v-the-state-rep-by-the-inspector-of-police-36565) — [2023] 10 S.C.R. 11 · cited by 34 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [[2008] 11 S.C.R. 93](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/swamy-shraddananda-murali-manohar-mishra-v-state-of-karnataka-23458) — cited by 34 · names the section once, first at printed page 37 - [MUKESH & ANR v. STATE FOR NCT OF DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mukesh-anr-v-state-for-nct-of-delhi-ors-32324) — [2017] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 32 · names the section 14 times, first at printed page 51 - [Prabhu v. Emperor (A.LR. 1944 P.C. 73) and Lumbhardar Zutshi](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/prabhu-v-emperor-a-lr-1944-p-c-73-and-lumbhardar-zutshi-317) — [1955] 1 S.C.R. 1150 · cited by 31 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND ORS v. FARID AHMAD TAK](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-jammu-and-kashmir-and-ors-v-farid-ahmad-tak-33966) — [2019] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 27 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [[1962] 2 S.C.R. 195](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sjat-of-madras-sarkar-i96i-april-a4-major-e-g-barsay-v-stat1-of-bombay-2246) — cited by 27 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [ROMESH CHANDRA MEHTA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/romesh-chandra-mehta-v-state-of-west-bengal-4515) — [1969] 2 S.C.R. 461 · cited by 26 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [UNION OF INDIA v. PRAFULLA KUMAR SAMAL & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-prafulla-kumar-samal-anr-7506) — [1979] 2 S.C.R. 229 · cited by 25 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [GIAN SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gian-singh-v-state-of-punjab-another-28523) — [2012] 8 S.C.R. 753 · cited by 24 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 41 - [[2010] 4 S.C.R. 103](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sidhartha-vashisht-manu-sharma-v-state-nct-of-delhi-26792) — cited by 20 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 48 - [KARMUR AND ORS v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/karmur-and-ors-v-state-of-gujarat-and-anr-31423) — [2017] 10 S.C.R. 12 · cited by 17 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 12 - [[1977] 3 S.C.R. 113](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1977-3-s-c-r-113-7152) — cited by 17 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-union-of-india-30862) — [2015] 5 S.C.R. 963 · cited by 15 · names the section once, first at printed page 101 - [[1963] 3 S.C.R. 338](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supreme-court-repor-fs-1963-east-india-commercial-co-ltd-calcutta-and-another-v-2625) — cited by 15 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [[2020] 10 S.C.R. 27](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/somasundaram-somu-v-the-state-rep-by-the-deputy-commissioner-of-police-34201) — cited by 14 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 20 - [S.C.R. 1 MURUGESAN AND ORS v. STATE THROUGH INSPECTOR OF POLICE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/13-s-c-r-1-murugesan-and-ors-v-state-through-inspector-of-police-28132) — [2012] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 14 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 9 - [[1962] 3 S.C.R. 622](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1962-3-s-c-r-622-2463) — cited by 14 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [MD. JAMILUDIN NASIR v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/md-jamiludin-nasir-v-state-of-west-bengal-29725) — [2014] 14 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 121 - [YAKUB ABDUL RAZAK MEMON v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH CBI, BOMBAY PART-I](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/yakub-abdul-razak-memon-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-through-cbi-bombay-part-i-29208) — [2013] 15 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the section 27 times, first at printed page 12 - [STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH v. CHEEMALAPATI GANESWARA RAO & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-andhra-pradesh-v-cheemalapati-ganeswara-rao-anr-2895) — [1964] 3 S.C.R. 297 · cited by 13 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 4 - [SUNIL BHARTI MITTAL v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sunil-bharti-mittal-v-central-bureau-of-investigation-30442) — [2015] 1 S.C.R. 377 · cited by 12 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 13 - [DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY v. DR. MANMOHAN SINGH AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-subramanian-swamy-v-dr-manmohan-singh-and-another-28288) — [2012] 3 S.C.R. 52 · cited by 12 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 9 - [[2005] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 79](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-n-c-t-of-delhi-v-na-vjot-sandhu-afsan-guru-agusust-4-2005-20969) — cited by 12 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [[2013] 13 S.C.R. 432](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/commissioner-of-police-new-delhi-anr-v-mehar-singh-28981) — cited by 11 · names the section once, first at printed page 21 - [J STATE THROUGH SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, CBI/SIT ETC v. NALINI AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/j-state-through-superintendent-of-police-cbi-sit-etc-v-nalini-and-ors-etc-etc-17176) — [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 11 · names the section 32 times, first at printed page 4 - [P.V. NARASIMHA RAO ETC. ETC v. STATE (CBl/SPE) ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-v-narasimha-rao-etc-etc-v-state-cbl-spe-etc-etc-16432) — [1998] 2 S.C.R. 870 · cited by 10 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 1 - [R. K. DALM.IA v. DELHI ADMINISTRATION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-k-dalm-ia-v-delhi-administration-2548) — [1963] 1 S.C.R. 253 · cited by 10 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 14 - [SUNDEEP KUMAR BAFNA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sundeep-kumar-bafna-v-state-of-maharashtra-anr-29920) — [2014] 4 S.C.R. 486 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 14 - [S.C.R. 52 RAJIV THAPAR & ORS v. MADAN LAL KAPOOR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-52-rajiv-thapar-ors-v-madan-lal-kapoor-28938) — [2013] 3 S.C.R. 52 · cited by 9 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [STATE OF M.P v. RAMESH AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-m-p-v-ramesh-and-anr-27709) — [2011] 5 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 9 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [SATBIR v. SURAT SINGH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satbir-v-surat-singh-and-ors-15365) — [1997] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [[1964] 2 S.C.R. 378](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-c-t-18-378-supreme-court-reports-1964-vol-sardar-sardul-singh-caveeshar-v-2933) — cited by 9 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [CHATURBHAIM.PATEL v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chaturbhaim-patel-v-the-union-of-india-and-others-1867) — [1960] 2 S.C.R. 362 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [[1955] 2 S.C.R. 887](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/october-i-f-1-155-pu-rshotlam-govintlji-halai-v-shrtt-b-m-dtjai-a1ditior-al-1264) — cited by 9 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [HANUMANT v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH. RAOJIBHAI ti, THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hanumant-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-raojibhai-ti-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-210) — [1952] 1 S.C.R. 1091 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [RAM NARAIN POPLI v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ram-narain-popli-v-central-bureau-of-investigation-19053) — [2003] 1 S.C.R. 119 · cited by 8 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 11 - [HAROON HAJJ ABDULLA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/haroon-hajj-abdulla-v-state-of-maharashtra-4259) — [1968] 2 S.C.R. 641 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [[1960] 2 S.C.R. 172](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhar-vad-mepa-dana-another-v-state-of-bol-ibay-1853) — cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [CASE DETAILS SAUMYA CHAURASIA v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-saumya-chaurasia-v-directorate-of-enforcement-37088) — 2023 INSC 1073 · cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [P. CHIDAMBARAM v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-chidambaram-v-directorate-of-enforcement-33145) — [2019] 12 S.C.R. 172 · cited by 7 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2013] 16 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ahmed-shah-khan-durrani-a-s-mubarak-v-state-of-maharashtra-29004) — cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [R. SHAJI v. STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-shaji-v-state-of-kerala-28891) — [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1172 · cited by 7 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 3 - [ANR v. STATE OF GUJARAT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anr-v-state-of-gujarat-26077) — [2009] 8 S.C.R. 719 · cited by 7 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 12 - [NOOR MOHAMMAD MOHD. YUSUF MOMIN v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/noor-mohammad-mohd-yusuf-momin-v-state-of-maharashtra-5016) — [1971] 1 S.C.R. 119 · cited by 7 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [[1962] 2 S.C.R. 101](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/purushottamdas-dalmia-v-the-state-of-west-bengal-2124) — cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/120/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)