# Judgments construing Section 303 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 36 judgments in this corpus construe Section 303 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Punishment for murder by life-convict, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/303 Showing 1–36 of 36, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 303 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/303) — Punishment for murder by life-convict ## The judgments - [JUSTICE K S PUTIASWAMY (RETD.), AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/justice-k-s-putiaswamy-retd-and-anr-v-union-of-india-and-ors-31636) — [2017] 10 S.C.R. 569 · cited by 59 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 255 - [SUNIL BATRA ETC v. DELW ADMINISTRATION AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sunil-batra-etc-v-delw-administration-and-ors-etc-7587) — [1979] 1 S.C.R. 392 · cited by 36 · names the section once, first at printed page 111 - [S.C.R. 797 SHAYARA BANO v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/9-s-c-r-797-shayara-bano-v-union-of-india-and-others-32515) — [2017] 9 S.C.R. 797 · cited by 28 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 326 - [[2009] 9 S.C.R. 90](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/santosh-kumar-satishbhushan-bariyar-v-state-of-maharashtra-26179) — cited by 20 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 42 - [STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS. ETC v. MC. DOWELL & CO. AND ORS. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-etc-v-mc-dowell-co-and-ors-etc-14217) — [1996] 3 S.C.R. 721 · cited by 20 · names the section once, first at printed page 34 - [S.C.R. 609 SHATRUGHAN CHAUHAN & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1-s-c-r-609-shatrughan-chauhan-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-29772) — [2014] 1 S.C.R. 609 · cited by 13 · names the section 12 times, first at printed page 17 - [YAKUB ABDUL RAZAK MEMON v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH CBI, BOMBAY PART-I](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/yakub-abdul-razak-memon-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-through-cbi-bombay-part-i-29208) — [2013] 15 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 13 · names the section once, first at printed page 591 - [Fatechand Himmatlal and Ors v. State af Maharashtra](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/fatechand-himmatlal-and-ors-v-state-af-maharashtra-8569) — [1983] 1 S.C.R. 145 · cited by 13 · names the section once, first at printed page 26 - [[2015] 1 S.C.R. 29](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sher-singh-partapa-v-state-of-haryana-30429) — cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 21 - [MlfHU v. PIJNJAli](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mlfhu-v-pijnjali-8451) — [1983] 2 S.C.R. 690 · cited by 9 · names the section 12 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1963] 3 S.C.R. 312](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/supr-jlme-oour-i-reports-1963-bhaiya-punjalal-bhagwanddin-v-dave-bhagwatprasad-2620) — cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 20 - [[2015] 10 S.C.R. 816](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/10-s-c-r-816-vikram-singh-vicky-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-30261) — cited by 5 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 32 - [MAHESH DHANAJI SHINDE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mahesh-dhanaji-shinde-v-state-of-maharashtra-29603) — [2014] 3 S.C.R. 406 · cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 33 - [DILIP KUMAR SHARMA & ORS v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dilip-kumar-sharma-ors-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-6795) — [1976] 2 S.C.R. 289 · cited by 4 · names the section 10 times, first at printed page 1 - [STATE OF PUNJAB v. DALBIR SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-punjab-v-dalbir-singh-28417) — [2012] 4 S.C.R. 608 · cited by 3 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 7 - [ASHOK KUMAR ALIAS GOLU v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashok-kumar-alias-golu-v-union-of-india-and-ors-11165) — [1991] 2 S.C.R. 858 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [B.R. KAPUR v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-r-kapur-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-and-anr-18230) — [2001] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 191 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 38 - [SHAIK ABDUL AZEEZ v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shaik-abdul-azeez-v-state-of-karnataka-7137) — [1977] 3 S.C.R. 393 · cited by 2 · names the section 28 times, first at printed page 1 - [R. L. Kholi, for the v. C. Mahajan and](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-l-kholi-for-the-v-c-mahajan-and-5835) — [1973] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [Mewa Lal & Ors v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mewa-lal-ors-v-state-of-u-p-54310) — (2026) 3 ILRA 178 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [Mafabhai Motibhai Sagar v. State of Gujarat & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mafabhai-motibhai-sagar-v-state-of-gujarat-ors-37242) — 2024 INSC 806 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [Deepak v. State](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/deepak-v-state-46346) — (2021) 10 ILRA 45 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [Union of India. The Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney & Ors v. Union of India](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-the-supreme-court-in-indra-sawhney-ors-v-union-of-india-22571) — [2007] 3 S.C.R. 149 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 27 - [SAIBANNA v. ST A TE OF KARNA T AKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/saibanna-v-st-a-te-of-karna-t-aka-20610) — [2005] 3 S.C.R. 760 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [RANJIT SINGH v. UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ranjit-singh-v-union-territory-of-chandigarh-anr-11185) — [1991] 3 S.C.R. 742 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [Bhaiy a Punjalal Bhagw.anddin v. Dave Bhagwatprasad Pr4b/1uprasad](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhaiy-a-punjalal-bhagw-anddin-v-dave-bhagwatprasad-pr4b-1uprasad-2623) — [1963] 3 S.C.R. 331 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2022] 16 S.C.R. 543](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2022-16-s-c-r-543-35448) — names the section 3 times, first at printed page 13 - [MANOJ PRATAP SINGH v. THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/manoj-pratap-singh-v-the-state-of-rajasthan-35472) — [2022] 16 S.C.R. 743 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 83 - [Shri Krishna Balmiki v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shri-krishna-balmiki-v-state-of-u-p-41368) — (2009) 1 ILRA 305 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [Court in Lal Kamlendra Pratap Singh v. State of U.P., the Full Bench in](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/court-in-lal-kamlendra-pratap-singh-v-state-of-u-p-the-full-bench-in-41367) — (2009) 1 ILRA 302 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK BY CHAIRMAN & ANR v. ASTAMIJA DASH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/punjab-national-bank-by-chairman-anr-v-astamija-dash-24674) — [2008] 7 S.C.R. 365 · names the section once, first at printed page 25 - [[2007] 7 S.C.R. 430](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2007-7-s-c-r-430-23179) — names the section once, first at printed page 32 - [AHAMED NASSAR v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ahamed-nassar-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-and-ors-16995) — [1999] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 657 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 24 - [P.N. KRISHNA LAL v. GOVT. OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-n-krishna-lal-v-govt-of-kerala-12736) — [1994] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 526 · names the section once, first at printed page 45 - [[1979] 1 S.C.R. 107](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1979-1-s-c-r-107-7496) — names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [PRATAP v. STATE OF U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pratap-v-state-of-u-p-5946) — [1973] 3 S.C.R. 136 · names the section 33 times, first at printed page 2 ## Elsewhere - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)