# Judgments construing Section 304 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 1,588 judgments in this corpus construe Section 304 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/304 Showing 1–50 of 1,588, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 304 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/304) — Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder ## The judgments - [VEERAN & ORS v. STATE OF M.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/veeran-ors-v-state-of-m-p-27715) — [2011] 5 S.C.R. 300 · cited by 49 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 5 - [COMMON CAUSE (A REGD. SOCIETY) v. UNION OF INDIA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/common-cause-a-regd-society-v-union-of-india-another-33231) — [2018] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 44 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 274 - [R. JAYAPAL v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-jayapal-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-anr-32955) — [2019] 10 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 42 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 2 - [DAUVARAM NIRMALKAR v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dauvaram-nirmalkar-v-state-of-chhattisgarh-36187) — [2022] 7 S.C.R. 5 · cited by 36 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [SHATRUGHNA BABAN MESHRAM v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shatrughna-baban-meshram-v-state-of-maharashtra-34557) — [2020] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 36 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 58 - [RAJU AMBADAS GANGEKAR v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/raju-ambadas-gangekar-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-33576) — [2019] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 29 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [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 3 times, first at printed page 17 - [Indira Solumlal v. Custodian of Evacute Propm,, Delhi and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/indira-solumlal-v-custodian-of-evacute-propm-delhi-and-others-1239) — [1955] 2 S.C.R. 1140 · cited by 21 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [ZAKIA AHSAN JAFRI v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/zakia-ahsan-jafri-v-state-of-gujarat-anr-36287) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 20 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 329 - [[2012] 7 S.C.R. 988](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/amit-kal-oor-v-ramesh-chander-anr-28399) — cited by 18 · names the section once, first at printed page 43 - [CASE DETAILS CBI v. R.R. KISHORE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-cbi-v-r-r-kishore-36624) — 2023 INSC 817 · cited by 16 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 38 - [ANAND RAMACHANDRA CHOUGULE v. SIDARAI LAXMAN CHOUGALA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anand-ramachandra-chougule-v-sidarai-laxman-chougala-and-others-33030) — [2019] 11 S.C.R. 14 · cited by 15 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [RAKESH KUMAR PAUL v. STATE OF ASSAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rakesh-kumar-paul-v-state-of-assam-32272) — [2017] 8 S.C.R. 785 · cited by 15 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 28 - [[2012] 9 S.C.R. 244](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/abuzar-hossain-gulam-hossain-v-state-of-west-bengal-28587) — cited by 14 · names the section once, first at printed page 31 - [ST ATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH v. RAYAVARAPU PUNNAYYA & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/st-ate-of-andhra-pradesh-v-rayavarapu-punnayya-another-6964) — [1977] 1 S.C.R. 601 · cited by 14 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [GHULAM HASSAN BEIGH v. MOHAMMAD MAQBOOL MAGREY & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ghulam-hassan-beigh-v-mohammad-maqbool-magrey-ors-35381) — [2022] 13 S.C.R. 34 · cited by 13 · names the section 9 times, first at printed page 1 - [[2021] 6 S.C.R. 24](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gumansinh-lalo-raju-bhikhabhai-chauhan-anr-v-the-state-of-gujarat-34939) — cited by 12 · names the section once, first at printed page 21 - [SAHADEVAN & ANR v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sahadevan-anr-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-28405) — [2012] 4 S.C.R. 366 · cited by 12 · names the section once, first at printed page 28 - [AGHNOO NAGESIA v. STATE OF BlliAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/aghnoo-nagesia-v-state-of-blliar-3476) — [1966] 1 S.C.R. 134 · cited by 12 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [M. MOHAN v. STATE TR. DY. SUPDT. OF POLICE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-mohan-v-state-tr-dy-supdt-of-police-27552) — [2011] 3 S.C.R. 437 · cited by 11 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [SOM DATI DATIA v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/som-dati-datia-v-union-of-india-and-ors-4482) — [1969] 2 S.C.R. 177 · cited by 11 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [MS. EERA THROUGH DR. MANJULA KRIPPENDORF v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ms-eera-through-dr-manjula-krippendorf-v-state-govt-of-nct-of-delhi-anr-32136) — [2017] 7 S.C.R. 924 · cited by 10 · names the section once, first at printed page 89 - [ALISTER ANTHONY PAREIRA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/alister-anthony-pareira-v-state-of-maharashtra-28005) — [2012] 1 S.C.R. 145 · cited by 10 · names the section 48 times, first at printed page 4 - [V. KISHAN RAO v. NIKHIL SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITAL & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-kishan-rao-v-nikhil-super-speciality-hospital-another-27017) — [2010] 5 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 10 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 19 - [ARUNA RAMCHANDRA SHANBAUG v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/aruna-ramchandra-shanbaug-v-union-of-india-and-others-27514) — [2011] 4 S.C.R. 1057 · cited by 9 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [ADDL.) S.C.R. 311 ABDUL SAYEED v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/13-addl-s-c-r-311-abdul-sayeed-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-26425) — [2010] 13 S.C.R. 311 · cited by 9 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [ARUN RAJ v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/arun-raj-v-union-of-india-and-ors-26897) — [2010] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 9 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 5 - [R.SARALA v. T.S.VELU](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-sarala-v-t-s-velu-17312) — [2000] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [KALABAI v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kalabai-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-34062) — [2019] 8 S.C.R. 19 · cited by 8 · names the section 7 times, first at printed page 3 - [JAGDISH AND ANOTHER v. THE STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jagdish-and-another-v-the-state-of-haryana-33038) — [2019] 11 S.C.R. 22 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [S.C.R. 1019 INDRA SARMA v. V.K.V. SARMA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/14-s-c-r-1019-indra-sarma-v-v-k-v-sarma-28996) — [2013] 14 S.C.R. 1019 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 49 - [[2009] 13 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2009-13-addl-s-c-r-1-malay-kumar-ganguly-v-dr-sukumar-mukherjee-and-others-25151) — cited by 8 · names the section 11 times, first at printed page 15 - [KURBAN HUSSEIN MOHAMMEDALI RANGWALLA v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kurban-hussein-mohammedali-rangwalla-v-state-of-maharashtra-3428) — [1965] 2 S.C.R. 622 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [MATHEW ALEXANDER v. MOHAMMED SHAFI AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mathew-alexander-v-mohammed-shafi-and-anr-36545) — 2023 INSC 621 · cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [S.C.R. 835 RAJINDER SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2-s-c-r-835-rajinder-singh-v-state-of-punjab-30495) — [2015] 2 S.C.R. 835 · cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 21 - [DAYAL SINGH & ORS v. STATE OF UTTARANCHAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dayal-singh-ors-v-state-of-uttaranchal-27940) — [2012] 10 S.C.R. 157 · cited by 7 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 14 - [STATE OF RAJASTHAN v. PRAKASH CHAND AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-v-prakash-chand-and-ors-15945) — [1997] Supp. 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [[1978] 1 S.C.R. 615](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1978-1-s-c-r-615-7302) — cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [[1963] 3 S.C.R. 678](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1963-3-s-c-r-678-2659) — cited by 7 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bilkis-yakub-rasool-v-union-of-india-others-37486) — 2024 INSC 24 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 60 - [BIRJU v. STATE OF M.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/birju-v-state-of-m-p-29697) — [2014] 1 S.C.R. 1047 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [[2007] 3 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2007-3-s-c-r-1-22589) — cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [JACOB MA THEW v. ST A TE OF PUNJAB AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/jacob-ma-thew-v-st-a-te-of-punjab-and-anr-20925) — [2005] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 307 · cited by 6 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [KANS RAJ v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kans-raj-v-state-of-punjab-and-ors-17383) — [2000] 3 S.C.R. 662 · cited by 6 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [D.K. BASU v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/d-k-basu-v-state-of-west-bengal-14667) — [1996] Supp. 10 S.C.R. 284 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 23 - [[1963] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 38](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/cajtnt-ro-nmoin-si-git-v-jolr-ri-mal-pralo-od-rai-2778) — cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [CASE DETAILS MANJUNATH & ORS v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-manjunath-ors-v-state-of-karnataka-36692) — 2023 INSC 978 · cited by 5 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 9 - [[2023] 3 S.C.R. 511](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/charan-singh-charanjit-singh-v-the-state-of-uttarakhand-36904) — cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [DR. BALRAM PRASAD v. DR. KUNAL SAHA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-balram-prasad-v-dr-kunal-saha-ors-28604) — [2013] 12 S.C.R. 30 · cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 14 - [MURLI AND ANR v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/murli-and-anr-v-state-of-rajasthan-25175) — [2009] 13 S.C.R. 378 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/304/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)