# Judgments construing Section 201 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 523 judgments in this corpus construe Section 201 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/201 Showing 1–50 of 523, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 201 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/201) — Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender ## 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 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [PAPPU v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pappu-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-35961) — [2022] 2 S.C.R. 13 · cited by 36 · names the section once, first at printed page 15 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 84 - [RAVI MANDAL v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ravi-mandal-v-state-of-uttarakhand-37472) — [2023] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 29 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [CASE DETAILS RAJESH & ANR v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-rajesh-anr-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-36829) — 2023 INSC 839 · cited by 27 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [RAM SHARAN CHATURVEDI v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ram-sharan-chaturvedi-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-35628) — [2022] 11 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 23 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [Indira Solumlal v. Custodian of Evacute Propm,, Delhi and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indira-solumlal-v-custodian-of-evacute-propm-delhi-and-others-1239) — [1955] 2 S.C.R. 1140 · cited by 21 · names the section once, first at printed page 47 - [[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 12 times, first at printed page 6 - [SHANKAR KISANRAO KHADE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shankar-kisanrao-khade-v-state-of-maharashtra-29332) — [2013] 6 S.C.R. 949 · cited by 15 · names the section once, first at printed page 98 - [[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 21 times, first at printed page 7 - [VIJAY MADANLAL CHOUDHARY & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vijay-madanlal-choudhary-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-36300) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 382 · cited by 13 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 77 - [ANIL KUMAR YADAV v. STATE (NCT) OF DELHI & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anil-kumar-yadav-v-state-nct-of-delhi-anr-31678) — [2017] 11 S.C.R. 195 · cited by 13 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [T.T. ANTONY v. STATE OF KERALA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/t-t-antony-v-state-of-kerala-and-ors-18022) — [2001] 3 S.C.R. 942 · cited by 13 · names the section once, first at printed page 11 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 52 - [[2014] 3 S.C.R. 34](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-34-anil-anthony-arikswamy-joseph-v-state-of-maharashtra-29593) — cited by 10 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [JAVED ABDUL RAJJAQ SHAIKH v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/javed-abdul-rajjaq-shaikh-v-state-of-maharashtra-33313) — [2019] 14 S.C.R. 30 · cited by 8 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 24 - [[2019] 8 S.C.R. 266](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/md-mannan-abdul-mannan-v-state-of-bihar-34067) — cited by 8 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [VIKAS YADAV v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vikas-yadav-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-etc-etc-31449) — [2016] 8 S.C.R. 872 · cited by 8 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 6 - [KANHAIYA LAL v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kanhaiya-lal-v-state-of-rajasthan-29644) — [2014] 3 S.C.R. 744 · cited by 8 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [RAMESH v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ramesh-v-state-of-rajasthan-27631) — [2011] 4 S.C.R. 585 · cited by 8 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3 - [ANWAR ALI AND ANOTHER v. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anwar-ali-and-another-v-the-state-of-himachal-pradesh-34599) — [2020] 9 S.C.R. 878 · cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [[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 3 times, first at printed page 212 - [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 once, first at printed page 3 - [PEDDA NARAYANA & ORS v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pedda-narayana-ors-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-6546) — [1975] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 84 · cited by 7 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [CASE DETAILS JAVED SHAUKAT ALI QURESHI v. STATE OF GUJARAT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-javed-shaukat-ali-qureshi-v-state-of-gujarat-36450) — 2023 INSC 829 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [SUSHIL SHARMA v. THE STATE OF N.C.T. OF DELHI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sushil-sharma-v-the-state-of-n-c-t-of-delhi-29010) — [2013] 16 S.C.R. 616 · cited by 6 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 3 - [[2009] 13 S.C.R. 774](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jarnail-singh-ors-v-state-of-punjab-25152) — cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [[1974] 3 S.C.R. 74](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sawal-das-v-bihar-beg-6072) — cited by 6 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 2 - [[2023] 3 S.C.R. 511](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/charan-singh-charanjit-singh-v-the-state-of-uttarakhand-36904) — cited by 5 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [SOMAN v. STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/soman-v-state-of-kerala-27977) — [2012] 11 S.C.R. 1155 · cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [SHYAMAL GHOSH v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shyamal-ghosh-v-state-of-west-bengal-27957) — [2012] 10 S.C.R. 95 · cited by 5 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 18 - [INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TAMIL NADU v. JOHN DAVID](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/inspector-of-police-tamil-nadu-v-john-david-27795) — [2011] 7 S.C.R. 354 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 17 - [G. PARSHWANATH v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/g-parshwanath-v-state-of-karnataka-26094) — [2010] 10 S.C.R. 377 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [[2004] 3 S.C.R. 44](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-s-krishnan-and-anr-v-st-a-te-of-kera-la-19775) — cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [[1998] 2 S.C.R. 162](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ronny-ronald-james-alwaris-etc-v-state-of-maharashtra-16174) — cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [MAHABIR MANDAL AND OTHERS v. STATE.OF BIHAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mahabir-mandal-and-others-v-state-of-bihar-5602) — [1972] 3 S.C.R. 639 · cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Balveer Singh](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-v-balveer-singh-38788) — 2025 INSC 261 · cited by 4 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 32 - [SHAKUNTALA SHUKLA v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shakuntala-shukla-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-and-another-34997) — [2021] 6 S.C.R. 87 · cited by 4 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 7 - [SURESH SAKHARAM NANGARE v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suresh-sakharam-nangare-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-28290) — [2012] 7 S.C.R. 1186 · cited by 4 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [S.C.R. 881 STATE TR. P.S. LODHI COLONY, NEW DELHI v. SANJEEV NANDA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/12-s-c-r-881-state-tr-p-s-lodhi-colony-new-delhi-v-sanjeev-nanda-28385) — [2012] 12 S.C.R. 881 · cited by 4 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [[2012] 6 S.C.R. 611](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/munna-kumar-upadhyaya-munna-upadhyaya-v-the-state-of-andhra-pradesh-through-28223) — cited by 4 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 5 - [AMIT v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/amit-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-27983) — [2012] 1 S.C.R. 1009 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [1' A v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1-a-v-state-of-maharashtra-24989) — [2009] 12 S.C.R. 1093 · cited by 4 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 26 - [[2000] 1 S.C.R. 468](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gal-gula-ashok-a-ld-anr-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-jant-ar-y-28-20go-17152) — cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [SULEMAN REHIMAN MULANI & ANR v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suleman-rehiman-mulani-anr-v-state-of-maharashtra-4227) — [1968] 2 S.C.R. 515 · cited by 4 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2023] 5 S.C.R. 1016](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sundar-sundarrajan-v-state-by-inspector-of-police-37147) — cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 14 - [RAHUL v. STATE OF DELHI MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rahul-v-state-of-delhi-ministry-of-home-affairs-anr-36563) — [2022] 9 S.C.R. 1129 · cited by 3 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [SUBRAMANYA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/subramanya-v-state-of-karnataka-35752) — [2022] 14 S.C.R. 828 · cited by 3 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [CHANDRAPAL v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH (EARLIER M.P.)](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chandrapal-v-state-of-chhattisgarh-earlier-m-p-35941) — [2022] 3 S.C.R. 366 · cited by 3 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 7 - [CHUNTHURAM v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chunthuram-v-state-of-chhattisgarh-34842) — [2020] 8 S.C.R. 1071 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/201/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)