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

16 judgments in this corpus construe Section 295A of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

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

Showing 1–16 of 16, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The section itself

- [Section 295A of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/295A) — Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs

## The judgments

- [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 once, first at printed page 53
- [PRAVASI BHALAI SANGATHAN v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pravasi-bhalai-sangathan-v-union-of-india-ors-29917) — [2014] 4 S.C.R. 446 · cited by 7 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 7
- [AMISH DEVGAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/amish-devgan-v-union-of-india-and-others-34219) — [2020] 14 S.C.R. 198 · cited by 2 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 2
- [MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI v. YERRAGUNTLA SHYAMSUNDAR AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mahendra-singh-dhoni-v-yerraguntla-shyamsundar-and-anr-31916) — [2017] 3 S.C.R. 763 · cited by 2 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 1
- [[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 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 2 times, first at printed page 19
- [Mohd. Faiyyaz Mansuri v. Union Of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mohd-faiyyaz-mansuri-v-union-of-india-ors-47401) — (2021) 9 ILRA 806 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [PRIYA PRAKASH VARRIER AND OTHERS v. STATE OF TELANGANA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/priya-prakash-varrier-and-others-v-state-of-telangana-and-another-32216) — [2018] 10 S.C.R. 615 · cited by 1 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 3
- [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 once, first at printed page 18
- [HARNAM DAS v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/harnam-das-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-2268) — [1962] 2 S.C.R. 487 · cited by 1 · names the section 11 times, first at printed page 3
- [Sunder/al v. The State of Madhya Pradesh, A.LR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sunder-al-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-a-lr-1377) — [1957] 1 S.C.R. 854 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 7
- [ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashwini-kumar-upadhyay-v-union-of-india-ors-217505) — Writ Petition Civil 943 / 2021 · names the section once, first at printed page 51
- [Jitendra Sahani v. State Of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/jitendra-sahani-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52879) — (2025) 11 ILRA 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 4
- [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 13
- [SHATRUGHNA PRASAD SINHA v. RAJBHAU SURAJMAL RATHI AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shatrughna-prasad-sinha-v-rajbhau-surajmal-rathi-and-ors-15620) — [1996] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 771 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [[1957] 1 S.C.R. 860](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhagwan-das-v-the-state-of-rajasthan-kapur-1378) — names the section 5 times, first at printed page 1

## Elsewhere

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