# Judgments construing Section 26 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860

18 judgments in this corpus construe Section 26 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Reason to believe, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/26

Showing 1–18 of 18, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The section itself

- [Section 26 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/26) — Reason to believe

## The judgments

- [FEDERATION OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF INDIA (FOGSI) v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/federation-of-obstetrics-and-gynecological-societies-of-india-fogsi-v-union-of-33981) — [2019] 7 S.C.R. 12 · cited by 22 · names the section once, first at printed page 66
- [f NOOR AGA v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/f-noor-aga-v-state-of-punjab-anr-23468) — [2008] 10 S.C.R. 379 · cited by 21 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [DR. SUBHASH KASHINATH MAHAJAN v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-subhash-kashinath-mahajan-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-and-anr-32887) — [2018] 4 S.C.R. 877 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 23
- [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 3 times, first at printed page 3
- [TOFAN SINGH v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/tofan-singh-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-34539) — [2020] 12 S.C.R. 583 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 94
- [JAYENDRA VISHNU THAKUR v. STATE OF MAHARAHSTRA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jayendra-vishnu-thakur-v-state-of-maharahstra-and-another-26071) — [2009] 8 S.C.R. 591 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 38
- [Ravinder Kumar v. State of Haryana](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ravinder-kumar-v-state-of-haryana-37974) — 2024 INSC 684 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 9
- [Alpha Diagnostic Centre & Ors v. State Appropriate Authority. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/alpha-diagnostic-centre-ors-v-state-appropriate-authority-ors-53495) — (2025) 5 ILRA 1464 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 7
- [Dr. Brij Pal Singh v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/dr-brij-pal-singh-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52516) — (2024) 9 ILRA 1046 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 47
- [Arvind Kejriwal v. Directorate of Enforcement](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/arvind-kejriwal-v-directorate-of-enforcement-37895) — 2024 INSC 512 · cited by 1 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 30
- [Vikram Singh v. State & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vikram-singh-v-state-anr-51569) — (2024) 3 ILRA 1623 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 4
- [THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR v. DR. MAROTI S/O KASHINATH PIMPALKAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-maharashtra-anr-v-dr-maroti-s-o-kashinath-pimpalkar-36514) — [2022] 8 S.C.R. 821 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 15
- [Juvenile 'X' Revisionist v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/juvenile-x-revisionist-v-state-of-u-p-anr-46561) — (2021) 11 ILRA 152 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [Abrar v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/abrar-v-state-of-u-p-anr-46606) — (2021) 11 ILRA 539 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5
- [Shankar v. State of Rajasthan](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shankar-v-state-of-rajasthan-39133) — 2026 INSC 315 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [ITC Limited v. State of Karnataka & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/itc-limited-v-state-of-karnataka-anr-38727) — 2025 INSC 1111 · names the section once, first at printed page 26
- [Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India and Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/radhika-agarwal-v-union-of-india-and-others-38276) — 2025 INSC 272 · names the section once, first at printed page 38
- [THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS v. MAHARASHTRA HYBRID SEEDS CO. PVT. LTD](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-maharashtra-and-others-v-maharashtra-hybrid-seeds-co-pvt-ltd-33162) — [2019] 12 S.C.R. 924 · names the section once, first at printed page 21

## Elsewhere

- [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)
