# Judgments construing Section 375 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 196 judgments in this corpus construe Section 375 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Rape, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/375 Showing 1–50 of 196, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 375 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/375) — Rape ## The judgments - [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 31 - [NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/navtej-singh-johar-ors-v-union-of-india-thr-secretary-ministry-of-law-and-33688) — [2018] 7 S.C.R. 379 · cited by 30 · names the section 40 times, first at printed page 20 - [MADAN GOPAL KAKKAD v. NAVAL DUBEY AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/madan-gopal-kakkad-v-naval-dubey-and-anr-11531) — [1992] 2 S.C.R. 921 · cited by 10 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [PRAMOD SURYABHAN PAWAR v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pramod-suryabhan-pawar-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-anr-33051) — [2019] 11 S.C.R. 423 · cited by 9 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 2 - [8.C.R. 544 DEEPAK GULATI v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/6-8-c-r-544-deepak-gulati-v-state-of-haryana-29300) — [2013] 6 S.C.R. 544 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 12 - [[2022] 7 S.C.R. 686](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2022-7-s-c-r-686-36339) — cited by 6 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 5 - [UDAY v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/uday-v-state-of-karnataka-18925) — [2003] 2 S.C.R. 231 · cited by 6 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [NAIM AHAMED v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI)](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/naim-ahamed-v-state-nct-of-delhi-36974) — [2023] 1 S.C.R. 1061 · cited by 5 · names the section 10 times, first at printed page 5 - [INDEPENDENT THOUGHT v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/independent-thought-v-union-of-india-anr-31940) — [2017] 13 S.C.R. 821 · cited by 5 · names the section 55 times, first at printed page 2 - [[2006] 2 S.C.R. 793](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dinesh-buddha-v-state-of-rajasthan-21280) — cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [STAIB OF RAJASTHAN v. N.K. - THE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/staib-of-rajasthan-v-n-k-the-17247) — [2000] 2 S.C.R. 818 · cited by 5 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 5 - [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 51 - [KAINI RAJAN v. STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kaini-rajan-v-state-of-kerala-28445) — [2013] 10 S.C.R. 196 · cited by 4 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 3 - [2023 INSC 920](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-supriyo-supriya-chakraborty-anr-v-union-of-india-37144) — cited by 3 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 103 - [MAHESHWAR TIGGA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maheshwar-tigga-v-the-state-of-jharkhand-34142) — [2020] 9 S.C.R. 482 · cited by 3 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [SATISH KUMAR JAYANTI LAL DABGAR v. STATE OF GUJARAT](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satish-kumar-jayanti-lal-dabgar-v-state-of-gujarat-30491) — [2015] 2 S.C.R. 751 · cited by 3 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [SAKS HI v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/saks-hi-v-union-of-india-20106) — [2004] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 723 · cited by 3 · names the section 27 times, first at printed page 2 - [XXXX v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Another](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/xxxx-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-another-37587) — 2024 INSC 181 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [SHAMBHU KHARWAR v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shambhu-kharwar-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-anr-36202) — [2022] 7 S.C.R. 156 · cited by 2 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [S.C.R. 411 RAJESH PATEL v. STATE OF JHARKHAND](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2-s-c-r-411-rajesh-patel-v-state-of-jharkhand-28723) — [2013] 2 S.C.R. 411 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 14 - [STATE OF U.P v. CHHOTEYLAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-u-p-v-chhoteylal-27215) — [2011] 1 S.C.R. 406 · cited by 2 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 4 - [v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-25206) — [2009] 15 S.C.R. 1207 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [Shanu v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shanu-v-state-of-u-p-54699) — (2026) 4 ILRA 1128 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [Fatima Begum & Ors v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/fatima-begum-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-54737) — (2026) 4 ILRA 916 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 5 - [Amol Bhagwan Nehul v. State of Maharashtra (2025 SC)](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/amol-bhagwan-nehul-v-state-of-maharashtra-2025-sc-54214) — (2026) 2 ILRA 867 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [Shyam Bahadur Yadav v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shyam-bahadur-yadav-v-state-of-u-p-anr-54211) — (2026) 2 ILRA 845 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 6 - [Neeraj Kumar & Anr v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/neeraj-kumar-anr-v-state-of-u-p-anr-54193) — (2026) 2 ILRA 178 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [Amarjit Pal & Anr v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/amarjit-pal-anr-v-state-of-u-p-anr-53988) — (2026) 1 ILRA 122 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [Bhagwat Kushwaha v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/bhagwat-kushwaha-v-state-of-u-p-53971) — (2026) 1 ILRA 697 · cited by 1 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 12 - [Kuldeep Verma v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/kuldeep-verma-v-state-of-u-p-anr-53995) — (2026) 1 ILRA 325 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [(2026) 1 ILRA 822](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/abhinash-sharma-avinash-sharma-v-state-of-u-p-anr-54007) — cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3 - [(2025) 9 ILRA 891](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/islam-paltoo-v-state-of-u-p-53785) — cited by 1 · names the section 11 times, first at printed page 2 - [(2025) 7 ILRA 991](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/tariq-lohiya-v-state-of-u-p-53688) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [Vijay Prakash Shukla v. State](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vijay-prakash-shukla-v-state-54635) — (2025) 7 ILRA 703 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [(2025) 7 ILRA 248](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/pradeep-kumar-pappu-bhuriya-v-state-of-u-p-53499) — cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [(2025) 5 ILRA 633](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/imran-khan-ashok-ratna-v-state-of-u-p-anr-54596) — cited by 1 · names the section 14 times, first at printed page 4 - [Heera Kol v. State of U.P.& Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/heera-kol-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53453) — (2025) 5 ILRA 822 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [State of U.P v. Pushpendra alias Gabbar](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/state-of-u-p-v-pushpendra-alias-gabbar-53280) — (2025) 4 ILRA 984 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 33 - [State of Rajasthan v. Chatra](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-v-chatra-38786) — 2025 INSC 360 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [Akash & Ors. Revisionists v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/akash-ors-revisionists-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53211) — (2025) 3 ILRA 441 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [Rahul Tripathi v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/rahul-tripathi-v-state-of-u-p-anr-51361) — (2024) 12 ILRA 840 · cited by 1 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 5 - [(2024) 10 ILRA 828](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sanjay-chaudhary-v-guddan-usha-51130) — cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action & Anr v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/society-for-enlightenment-and-voluntary-action-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-37248) — 2024 INSC 790 · cited by 1 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 27 - [Shrey Gupta v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shrey-gupta-v-state-of-u-p-anr-51183) — (2024) 10 ILRA 399 · cited by 1 · names the section 15 times, first at printed page 6 - [Raghav Kumar v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/raghav-kumar-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52357) — (2024) 9 ILRA 428 · cited by 1 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 5 - [Heera v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/heera-v-state-of-u-p-52301) — (2024) 8 ILRA 154 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 5 - [Pradum Singh v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/pradum-singh-v-state-of-u-p-ors-51912) — (2024) 5 ILRA 1963 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [Informant/Victim v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/informant-victim-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52093) — (2024) 5 ILRA 277 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 7 - [Shanu Raja v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shanu-raja-v-state-of-u-p-51847) — (2024) 4 ILRA 725 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 15 - [Pushpendra Singh v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/pushpendra-singh-v-state-of-u-p-anr-51848) — (2024) 4 ILRA 739 · cited by 1 · names the section 10 times, first at printed page 1 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/375/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)