# Judgments construing Section 294 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 70 judgments in this corpus construe Section 294 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Obscene acts and songs, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/294 Showing 1–50 of 70, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 294 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/294) — Obscene acts and songs ## The judgments - [RESERVE BANK OF INDIA v. PEERLESS GENERAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT CO. LTD. 'i ORS. AND VICE VERSA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/reserve-bank-of-india-v-peerless-general-finance-investment-co-ltd-i-ors-and-9460) — [1987] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 40 · names the section once, first at printed page 22 - [AVTAR SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/avtar-singh-v-union-of-india-ors-31621) — [2016] 7 S.C.R. 445 · cited by 23 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 28 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 9 - [MANOJ & ORS v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manoj-ors-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-36610) — [2022] 9 S.C.R. 452 · cited by 10 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 18 - [MRS. SARAH MATHEW v. THE INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES BY ITS DIRECTOR - DR. K.M. CHERIAN & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mrs-sarah-mathew-v-the-institute-of-cardiovascular-diseases-by-its-director-dr-28641) — [2013] 12 S.C.R. 674 · cited by 10 · names the section once, first at printed page 33 - [MADAN MOHAN SINGH v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madan-mohan-singh-v-state-of-gujarat-and-anr-26089) — [2010] 10 S.C.R. 351 · cited by 9 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 4 - [M/S. B.R. ENTERPRISES ETC. ETC v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-s-b-r-enterprises-etc-etc-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-etc-etc-16685) — [1999] 2 S.C.R. 1111 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 20 - [STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS v. ABHIJIT SINGH PAWAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-madhya-pradesh-and-others-v-abhijit-singh-pawar-32409) — [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1133 · cited by 6 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [SHARAT BABU DIGUMARTI v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sharat-babu-digumarti-v-govt-of-nct-of-delhi-31371) — [2016] 8 S.C.R. 1015 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR v. INDIAN HOTEL & RESTAURANTS ASSN. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-maharashtra-anr-v-indian-hotel-restaurants-assn-ors-29244) — [2013] 7 S.C.R. 654 · cited by 6 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 20 - [THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE & ANR v. S. SAMUTHIRAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-deputy-inspector-general-of-police-anr-v-s-samuthiram-27981) — [2012] 11 S.C.R. 174 · cited by 6 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [FIONA SHRIKHANDE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/fiona-shrikhande-v-state-of-maharashtra-and-another-29433) — [2013] 9 S.C.R. 240 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [[2007] 8 S.C.R. 582](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/japani-sahoo-v-chandrasekhar-mohanty-23169) — cited by 5 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [S.C.R. 116 SURESH KUMAR KOUSHAL AND ANOTHER v. NAZ FOUNDATION AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/17-s-c-r-116-suresh-kumar-koushal-and-another-v-naz-foundation-and-others-29095) — [2013] 17 S.C.R. 116 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 55 - [Ms. P v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ms-p-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-and-another-36041) — [2022] 3 S.C.R. 823 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [N. S. MADHANAGOPAL & ANR v. K. LALITHA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/n-s-madhanagopal-anr-v-k-lalitha-35645) — [2022] 15 S.C.R. 649 · cited by 2 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 3 - [RAMGOPAL & ANR v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ramgopal-anr-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-35067) — [2021] 6 S.C.R. 249 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [INDIAN HOTEL AND RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (AHAR) & ANR v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indian-hotel-and-restaurant-association-ahar-anr-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-ors-33407) — [2019] 1 S.C.R. 371 · cited by 2 · names the section 18 times, first at printed page 1 - [STATE OF M.P v. MOHAN & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-m-p-v-mohan-others-29254) — [2013] 7 S.C.R. 802 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [[2007] 11 S.C.R. 456](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-radhakrishnan-v-the-director-general-of-police-and-ors-22264) — cited by 2 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1984] 2 S.C.R. 440](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1984-2-s-c-r-440-8553) — cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [Satendra v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/satendra-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54432) — (2026) 4 ILRA 984 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [Sharad Kumar & Anr v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sharad-kumar-anr-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52899) — (2025) 1 ILRA 589 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [Awadhes Kumar Pandey v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/awadhes-kumar-pandey-v-state-of-u-p-ors-52567) — (2024) 9 ILRA 1530 · cited by 1 · names the section 7 times, first at printed page 3 - [Monu Kumar v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/monu-kumar-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52044) — (2024) 5 ILRA 2067 · cited by 1 · names the section 15 times, first at printed page 2 - [Dr. Tanzeen Fatima Revisionist v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/dr-tanzeen-fatima-revisionist-v-state-of-u-p-52054) — (2024) 5 ILRA 2174 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 28 - [2024 INSC 416](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/c-subbiah-kadambur-jayaraj-and-others-v-the-superintendent-of-police-and-others-37705) — cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 8 - [(2024) 4 ILRA 844](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/umar-mohd-umair-v-state-of-u-p-anr-51860) — cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [Ravi v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ravi-v-state-of-u-p-ors-51585) — (2024) 3 ILRA 1680 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [Govardhan v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/govardhan-v-state-of-u-p-50763) — (2023) 9 ILRA 147 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [Guddu Chauhan v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/guddu-chauhan-v-state-of-u-p-ors-50526) — (2023) 8 ILRA 1252 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [Jadhav Siddhodhan Ankush v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/jadhav-siddhodhan-ankush-v-union-of-india-ors-50307) — (2023) 6 ILRA 447 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [Harischand Yadav v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/harischand-yadav-v-state-of-u-p-ors-50078) — (2023) 5 ILRA 1065 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [SATISH CHANDRA YADAV v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satish-chandra-yadav-v-union-of-india-ors-35606) — [2022] 10 S.C.R. 537 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 49 - [Anmolakram & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/anmolakram-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-48455) — (2022) 5 ILRA 1189 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [Niyaz Ahmad Khan v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/niyaz-ahmad-khan-v-state-of-u-p-anr-48191) — (2022) 3 ILRA 331 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 5 - [Faheem v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/faheem-v-state-of-u-p-ors-46374) — (2021) 10 ILRA 552 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [(2021) 3 ILRA 68](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/riyazuddin-puttan-v-commissioner-devi-patan-gonda-anr-46949) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [Yogeshwar Tyagi & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/yogeshwar-tyagi-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-46789) — (2021) 2 ILRA 717 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [Kareem v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/kareem-v-state-of-u-p-ors-46784) — (2021) 1 ILRA 612 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [Parvindra v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/parvindra-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45740) — (2020) 2 ILRA 916 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [Smt. Monika Gupta v. Jitendra Gandhi](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-monika-gupta-v-jitendra-gandhi-45325) — (2020) 2 ILRA 921 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [MARY PAPPA JEBAMANI v. GANESAN & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mary-pappa-jebamani-v-ganesan-ors-28670) — [2013] 11 S.C.R. 1042 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [S.C.R. 37 DINESH CHANDRA PANbEY v. HIGH COURT OF M.P. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/8-s-c-r-37-dinesh-chandra-panbey-v-high-court-of-m-p-anr-27040) — [2010] 8 S.C.R. 37 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 11 - [Roma Ahuja v. The State and Another](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/roma-ahuja-v-the-state-and-another-39173) — 2026 INSC 336 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [Sivakumar v. State Rep. By The Inspector of Police](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sivakumar-v-state-rep-by-the-inspector-of-police-39145) — 2026 INSC 318 · names the section 11 times, first at printed page 1 - [Parameshwari v. The State of Tamil Nadu & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/parameshwari-v-the-state-of-tamil-nadu-ors-39011) — 2026 INSC 164 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 6 - [Dr. Anand Rai v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-anand-rai-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-anr-39156) — 2026 INSC 141 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 18 - [L. Muruganantham v. State of Tamil Nadu & Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/l-muruganantham-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-others-38583) — 2025 INSC 844 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [Ankit Mishra v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ankit-mishra-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-anr-38227) — 2025 INSC 501 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/294/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)