# Judgments construing Section 295 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860

25 judgments in this corpus construe Section 295 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/295

Showing 1–25 of 25, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The section itself

- [Section 295 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/295) — Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class

## The judgments

- [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 once, first at printed page 11
- [S.C.R. 865 SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY v. UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LAW & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-865-subramanian-swamy-v-union-of-india-ministry-of-law-ors-31259) — [2016] 3 S.C.R. 865 · cited by 22 · names the section once, first at printed page 123
- [[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 22
- [GANDHI FAIZEAM COLLEGE SHAHAJAHANPUR v. UNIVERSITY OF AGRA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gandhi-faizeam-college-shahajahanpur-v-university-of-agra-and-another-6388) — [1975] 3 S.C.R. 810 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 14
- [MOHAMMED ZUBAIR v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mohammed-zubair-v-state-of-nct-of-delhi-ors-35839) — [2022] 18 S.C.R. 494 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 10
- [[1977] 1 S.C.R. 616](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hamam-das-v-state-of-u-p-a-lr-1961-s-c-1662-1666-dictum-applied-6967) — cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 3
- [MADAN LAL v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madan-lal-v-state-of-punjab-4064) — [1967] 3 S.C.R. 439 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 7
- [Dr. Kapeesh Kumar Srivastava v. State Of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/dr-kapeesh-kumar-srivastava-v-state-of-u-p-anr-54403) — (2026) 3 ILRA 636 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2
- [Faraheem Qureshi v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/faraheem-qureshi-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52978) — (2025) 1 ILRA 272 · cited by 1 · names the section 22 times, first at printed page 1
- [Jitendra & Ors v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/jitendra-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52977) — (2025) 1 ILRA 269 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 4
- [Mohit & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mohit-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-52415) — (2024) 8 ILRA 607 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 11
- [Naval Kishor Sharma v. State Of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/naval-kishor-sharma-v-state-of-u-p-anr-47672) — (2022) 10 ILRA 1096 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3
- [(2021) 9 ILRA 938](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sr-kafeel-dr-kafeel-ahmed-khan-v-state-of-u-p-anr-47419) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 4
- [Mahipal Singh v. Board of Revenue, U.P. at Allahabad & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mahipal-singh-v-board-of-revenue-u-p-at-allahabad-ors-45360) — (2020) 10 ILRA 490 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 9
- [Prof. Ramesh Chandra v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/prof-ramesh-chandra-v-state-of-u-p-anr-45361) — (2020) 10 ILRA 498 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 1
- [STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS v. SANGHARAJ DAMODAR RUPAWATE & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-maharashtra-ors-v-sangharaj-damodar-rupawate-ors-27037) — [2010] 8 S.C.R. 328 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 2
- [VINOD DUA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vinod-dua-v-union-of-india-ors-34789) — [2021] 12 S.C.R. 1071 · names the section once, first at printed page 32
- [(2020) 1 ILRA 353](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shahid-quraishi-maimber-in-detention-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45067) — names the section once, first at printed page 2
- [I S.C.R. 74 SRI AUROBJNDO ASHRAM TRUST AND ORS v. R. RAMANATHAN AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-s-c-r-74-sri-aurobjndo-ashram-trust-and-ors-v-r-ramanathan-and-ors-31098) — [2016] 1 S.C.R. 74 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 9
- [Asok Pande and another v. Union of India and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/asok-pande-and-another-v-union-of-india-and-others-41968) — (2011) 2 ILRA 685 · names the section once, first at printed page 15
- [(2011) 2 ILRA 699](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vinod-shanker-misra-secretary-general-and-another-p-i-l-civil-v-salman-khan-41975) — names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [Delhi Public School v. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/delhi-public-school-v-the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-and-others-41232) — (2008) 2 ILRA 579 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 3
- [SRI BARAGUR RAMACHANDRAPPA AND ORS v. STA TE OF KARNA TAKA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sri-baragur-ramachandrappa-and-ors-v-sta-te-of-karna-taka-and-ors-22710) — [2007] 5 S.C.R. 1086 · names the section once, first at printed page 11
- [[1985] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 818](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-guin-others-v-grindlays-bank-ltd-decek-jler-11-1985-9217) — names the section once, first at printed page 3
- [[1959] 1 S.C.R. 1211](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supr8me-court-reports-s-veerabadran-chettiar-v-12ll-e-v-ramasivami-naioker-1522) — names the section 7 times, first at printed page 1

## Elsewhere

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