# Judgments construing Section 21 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 137 judgments in this corpus construe Section 21 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Public servant, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/21 Showing 1–50 of 137, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 21 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/21) — Public servant ## The judgments - [[1975] 3 S.C.R. 619](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1975-3-s-c-r-619-6459) — cited by 46 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [[1986] 2 S.C.R. 278](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/cen-lkal-inland-water-iiansport-dpoiatioh-ltd-ul-etc-v-biidjo-na11i-ganguly-anl-9391) — cited by 39 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 63 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [M. KARUNANIDHI v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-karunanidhi-v-union-of-india-7791) — [1979] 3 S.C.R. 254 · cited by 21 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 2 - [KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD v. INDIAN ALUMINIUM CO](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kerala-state-electricity-board-v-indian-aluminium-co-6630) — [1976] 1 S.C.R. 552 · cited by 20 · names the section once, first at printed page 19 - [[1984] 2 S.C.R. 495](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-s-nayak-v-a-r-antulay-february-16-1984-8558) — cited by 19 · names the section 12 times, first at printed page 5 - [S.C.R. 1 GIRNAR TRADERS v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-1-girnar-traders-v-state-of-maharashtra-and-ors-27539) — [2011] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 18 · names the section once, first at printed page 99 - [[1991] 3 S.C.R. 189](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1991-3-s-c-r-189-11211) — cited by 14 · names the section 11 times, first at printed page 8 - [STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR v. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. A. MEHTA (RETD) & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-anr-v-hon-ble-mr-justice-r-a-mehta-retd-ors-28764) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the section once, first at printed page 29 - [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 once, first at printed page 32 - [STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH v. M. V. NARASIMHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-madhya-pradesh-v-m-v-narasimhan-6670) — [1976] 1 S.C.R. 6 · cited by 12 · names the section 30 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2000] 2 S.C.R. 299](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2000-2-s-c-r-299-17299) — cited by 10 · names the section once, first at printed page 93 - [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 13 times, first at printed page 55 - [[1984] 1 S.C.R. 725](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1984-1-s-c-r-725-8504) — cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 27 - [[1990] 3 S.C.R. 649](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashoka-marketing-lid-and-anr-etc-etc-v-punjab-national-bank-and-ors-etc-etc-10776) — cited by 7 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 23 - [S.S. DHANOA v. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-s-dhanoa-v-municipal-corporation-delhi-ors-8252) — [1981] 3 S.C.R. 864 · cited by 7 · names the section 13 times, first at printed page 1 - [DALCO ENGINEERING PRIVATE LTD v. SHREE SATISH PRABHAKAR PADHYE AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dalco-engineering-private-ltd-v-shree-satish-prabhakar-padhye-and-ors-26796) — [2010] 4 S.C.R. 15 · cited by 6 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 13 - [PRA VIN CHANDRA MODY v. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pra-vin-chandra-mody-v-state-of-andhra-pradesh-3300) — [1965] 1 S.C.R. 269 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [YOGENDRA KUMAR JAISWAL ETC v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/yogendra-kumar-jaiswal-etc-v-state-of-bihar-ors-30755) — [2015] 14 S.C.R. 1037 · cited by 5 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 26 - [PADAM SEN AND ANOTHER v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/padam-sen-and-another-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-2177) — [1961] 1 S.C.R. 884 · cited by 5 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2013] 13 S.C.R. 764](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jitendra-singh-babboo-singh-anr-v-state-of-u-p-28989) — cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [[2009] 13 S.C.R. 124](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mir-nagvi-askari-v-c-b-i-25147) — cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 73 - [t NATIONAL SMALL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION LTD v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/t-national-small-industries-corporation-ltd-v-state-nct-of-delhi-ors-23963) — [2008] 16 S.C.R. 83 · cited by 4 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [[1991] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 325](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/abdul-rehman-antulay-etc-etc-v-s-nayak-and-anr-etc-etc-de-mber-10-1991-11360) — cited by 4 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. R. C. JAIN & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-ors-v-r-c-jain-ors-7975) — [1981] 2 S.C.R. 854 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [BHAGWATI SARAN AND ANOTHER v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhagwati-saran-and-another-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-2048) — [1961] 3 S.C.R. 563 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 14 - [April n. '959 Stale of Aj1nc1 v. Shivji Lal](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/april-n-959-stale-of-aj1nc1-v-shivji-lal-1650) — [1959] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 739 · cited by 4 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [NEW OKHLA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. ANAND SONBHADRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/new-okhla-industrial-development-authority-v-anand-sonbhadra-36426) — [2022] 5 S.C.R. 319 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 38 - [STATE OF KARNATAKA v. SELVI J. JAYALALITHA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-v-selvi-j-jayalalitha-ors-32289) — [2017] 5 S.C.R. 525 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 218 - [FRAUD CELL v. RAMESH GELLI AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/fraud-cell-v-ramesh-gelli-and-others-31105) — [2016] 1 S.C.R. 762 · cited by 3 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 1 - [PARKASH SINGH BADAL AND ANR v. ST A TE OF PUNJAB AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/parkash-singh-badal-and-anr-v-st-a-te-of-punjab-and-ors-21107) — [2006] Supp. 10 S.C.R. 197 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 24 - [DILA WAR BALU KURANE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dila-war-balu-kurane-v-state-of-maharashtra-18462) — [2002] 1 S.C.R. 75 · cited by 3 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [PHOENIX ARC PRIVATE LIMITED v. SPADE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/phoenix-arc-private-limited-v-spade-financial-services-limited-ors-35374) — [2021] 15 S.C.R. 1079 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 58 - [STATE OF GUJARAT v. MANSUKHBHAI KANJIBHAI SHAH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-v-mansukhbhai-kanjibhai-shah-34870) — [2020] 9 S.C.R. 330 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 23 - [ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashwini-kumar-upadhyay-v-union-of-india-anr-32337) — [2018] 12 S.C.R. 92 · cited by 2 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 19 - [COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX(TDS) KANPUR AND ANR v. CANARA BANK](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/commissioner-of-income-tax-tds-kanpur-and-anr-v-canara-bank-33704) — [2018] 7 S.C.R. 866 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 11 - [PUNJAB STATE WAREHOUSING CORP v. BHUSHAN CHANDER & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/punjab-state-warehousing-corp-v-bhushan-chander-anr-31215) — [2016] 4 S.C.R. 537 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [GREATER BOMBAY C() ()P. BANK L lD v. MIS UNITED YARN TEX. PVT. L lD. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-greater-bombay-c-p-bank-l-ld-v-mis-united-yarn-tex-pvt-l-ld-ors-22798) — [2007] 4 S.C.R. 823 · cited by 2 · names the section 7 times, first at printed page 46 - [[2000] 1 S.C.R. 1239](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2000-1-s-c-r-1239-17067) — cited by 2 · names the section 28 times, first at printed page 2 - [MOHD. HADI RAJA ETC v. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mohd-hadi-raja-etc-v-state-of-bihar-and-anr-16270) — [1998] 3 S.C.R. 22 · cited by 2 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3 - [GAURI SHANKAR GAUR AND ORS. ETC v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gauri-shankar-gaur-and-ors-etc-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-11983) — [1993] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 667 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 37 - [t758 STATE OF WEST BENGAL ETC v. MANMAL BHUTORIA & ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/t758-state-of-west-bengal-etc-v-manmal-bhutoria-ors-etc-7244) — [1977] 3 S.C.R. 758 · cited by 2 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [THE STATE OF GUJARAT v. MANSHANKAR PRABHASANKAR DWIVEDI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-gujarat-v-manshankar-prabhasankar-dwivedi-5789) — [1973] 1 S.C.R. 313 · cited by 2 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 1 - [Vinod Kumar Sethi v. UCO Bank & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vinod-kumar-sethi-v-uco-bank-ors-54904) — (2026) 4 ILRA 1946 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [U.P.P.S.C v. Ashish Tyagi & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/u-p-p-s-c-v-ashish-tyagi-ors-54465) — (2026) 4 ILRA 646 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [Mohd. Yaqoob & Anr v. District Registrar / A.D.M. Fandr Bahraich & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mohd-yaqoob-anr-v-district-registrar-a-d-m-fandr-bahraich-ors-54788) — (2026) 3 ILRA 655 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [Subash Chandra v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/subash-chandra-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54850) — (2025) 11 ILRA 1432 · cited by 1 · names the section 15 times, first at printed page 4 - [(2025) 10 ILRA 244](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/munni-lal-hari-sharan-v-state-of-u-p-ors-52649) — cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 17 - [Manoj Kumar Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/manoj-kumar-singh-v-state-of-u-p-ors-52708) — (2025) 10 ILRA 620 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 14 - [All India Football Federation v. Rahul Mehra & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/all-india-football-federation-v-rahul-mehra-ors-38643) — 2025 INSC 1131 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 35 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/21/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)