# Judgments construing Section 376 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 1,151 judgments in this corpus construe Section 376 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Punishment for rape, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/376 Showing 1–50 of 1,151, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 376 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/376) — Punishment for rape ## The judgments - [MALLIKARJUN KODAGALI (DEAD) REPRESENTED THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mallikarjun-kodagali-dead-represented-through-legal-representatives-v-the-state-32464) — [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 68 · names the section once, first at printed page 18 - ['X' v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/x-v-state-of-maharashtra-33849) — [2019] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 63 · names the section once, first at printed page 28 - [SUSHILA AGGARWAL AND OTHERS v. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sushila-aggarwal-and-others-v-state-nct-of-delhi-and-another-34344) — [2020] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 56 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 80 - [PAPPU v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pappu-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-35961) — [2022] 2 S.C.R. 13 · cited by 36 · names the section 11 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 26 times, first at printed page 1 - [ABCD v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/abcd-v-union-of-india-ors-33353) — [2019] 15 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 34 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [KART AR SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND K.IRP A SHANKAR RAJ](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kart-ar-singh-v-state-of-punjab-and-k-irp-a-shankar-raj-12595) — [1994] 2 S.C.R. 375 · cited by 33 · names the section once, first at printed page 150 - [MUKESH & ANR v. STATE FOR NCT OF DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mukesh-anr-v-state-for-nct-of-delhi-ors-32324) — [2017] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 32 · names the section 16 times, first at printed page 35 - [BHAGWANI v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhagwani-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-36416) — [2022] 8 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 30 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [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 once, first at printed page 96 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 29 - [JOSEPH SHINE v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/joseph-shine-v-union-of-india-32382) — [2018] 11 S.C.R. 765 · cited by 20 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 47 - [SURESH CHANDRA JANA v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suresh-chandra-jana-v-the-state-of-west-bengal-ors-31793) — [2017] 13 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 19 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [SHANKAR KISANRAO KHADE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shankar-kisanrao-khade-v-state-of-maharashtra-29332) — [2013] 6 S.C.R. 949 · cited by 15 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 24 - [RAJU v. THE STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/raju-v-the-state-of-haryana-33626) — [2019] 4 S.C.R. 18 · cited by 14 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [UDE SINGH & ORS v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ude-singh-ors-v-state-of-haryana-34298) — [2019] 9 S.C.R. 703 · cited by 13 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [RAJENDRA PRALHADRAO WASNIK v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajendra-pralhadrao-wasnik-v-state-of-maharashtra-32679) — [2018] 14 S.C.R. 585 · cited by 13 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 33 - [S.C.R. 90 MOHINDER SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-90-mohinder-singh-v-state-of-punjab-28939) — [2013] 3 S.C.R. 90 · cited by 13 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 3 - [THE STATE OF PUNJAB v. GURMIT SINGH ANR ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-punjab-v-gurmit-singh-anr-ors-13870) — [1996] 1 S.C.R. 532 · cited by 12 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3 - [SUJIT BISWAS v. STATE OF ASSAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sujit-biswas-v-state-of-assam-28929) — [2013] 3 S.C.R. 830 · cited by 11 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 3 - [CASE DETAILS MOHAMMAD WAJID AND ANR v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-mohammad-wajid-and-anr-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-36259) — 2023 INSC 683 · cited by 10 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [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 once, first at printed page 43 - [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 23 times, first at printed page 3 - [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 4 times, first at printed page 1 - [SWAPNIL TRIPATHI v. SUPREME COURT OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/swapnil-tripathi-v-supreme-court-of-india-32366) — [2018] 11 S.C.R. 57 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [MUTHURAMALINGAM & ORS v. STATE REP. BY INSP. OF POLICE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/muthuramalingam-ors-v-state-rep-by-insp-of-police-31339) — [2016] 5 S.C.R. 30 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 19 - [STATE OF M.P v. RAMESH AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-m-p-v-ramesh-and-anr-27709) — [2011] 5 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 12 - [[1994] 1 S.C.R. 37](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dhananjoy-chatierjee-dhana-v-state-of-west-bengal-12102) — cited by 9 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 8 - [In Krishna Das Roy v. The Land Acquisition](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/in-krishna-das-roy-v-the-land-acquisition-2903) — [1964] 3 S.C.R. 397 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [ANOKHILAL v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anokhilal-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-33692) — [2019] 18 S.C.R. 1196 · cited by 8 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 16 - [[2019] 8 S.C.R. 266](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/md-mannan-abdul-mannan-v-state-of-bihar-34067) — cited by 8 · names the section 2 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 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [STATE OF RAJASTHAN v. VINOD KUMAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-v-vinod-kumar-28175) — [2012] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 8 · names the section 10 times, first at printed page 6 - [S.C.R. 774 KRISHAN KUMAR MALIK v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/8-s-c-r-774-krishan-kumar-malik-v-state-of-haryana-27866) — [2011] 8 S.C.R. 774 · cited by 8 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 3 - [STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS v. MOHINDER SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-haryana-and-ors-v-mohinder-singh-17094) — [2000] 1 S.C.R. 698 · cited by 8 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [2023 INSC 687](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-salib-shalu-salim-v-state-of-u-p-and-ors-36284) — cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [VASANTA SAMPAT DUPARE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vasanta-sampat-dupare-v-state-of-maharashtra-31932) — [2017] 3 S.C.R. 850 · cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [RAMNARESH & ORS v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ramnaresh-ors-v-state-of-chhattisgarh-28318) — [2012] 3 S.C.R. 630 · cited by 7 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 7 - [v. STATE OF KERALA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-state-of-kerala-ors-24468) — [2008] 4 S.C.R. 701 · cited by 7 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3 - [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 58 - [[2023] 8 S.C.R. 152](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/prakash-nishad-kewat-zinak-nishad-v-state-of-maharashtra-37542) — cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [IRAPPA SIDDAPPA MURGANNAVAR v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/irappa-siddappa-murgannavar-v-state-of-karnataka-34763) — [2021] 11 S.C.R. 51 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 21 - [STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS v. ABHIJIT SINGH PAWAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-madhya-pradesh-and-others-v-abhijit-singh-pawar-32409) — [2018] 13 S.C.R. 1133 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [[2008] 13 S.C.R. 1](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-h-p-v-suresh-kumar-chhotu-23708) — cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [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 6 times, first at printed page 1 - [2024 INSC 215](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/navas-mulanavas-v-state-of-kerala-37554) — cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 31 - [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 7 times, first at printed page 4 - [GANGA PRASAD MAHTO v. STATE OF BIHAR & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ganga-prasad-mahto-v-state-of-bihar-anr-33800) — [2019] 5 S.C.R. 21 · cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [CHHANNU LAL VERMA v. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chhannu-lal-verma-v-the-state-of-chhattisgarh-32645) — [2018] 14 S.C.R. 355 · cited by 5 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [VINEET KUMAR & ORS v. STATE OF U.P. & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vineet-kumar-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-32034) — [2017] 6 S.C.R. 922 · cited by 5 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 6 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/376/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)