# Judgments construing Section 379 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 216 judgments in this corpus construe Section 379 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Punishment for theft, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/379 Showing 1–50 of 216, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 379 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/379) — Punishment for theft ## The judgments - [THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS v. M/S. VEDANTA LIMITED (FORMERLY KNOWN AS SESA STERLITE LIMITED) & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-karnataka-ors-v-m-s-vedanta-limited-formerly-known-as-sesa-32716) — [2018] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 40 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v. RAJ KUMAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/commissioner-of-police-v-raj-kumar-34963) — [2021] 6 S.C.R. 4 · cited by 39 · names the section once, first at printed page 11 - [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 54 - [SOM DUTT & ORS v. THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/som-dutt-ors-v-the-state-of-himachal-pradesh-35914) — [2022] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 25 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 1 - [GIAN SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gian-singh-v-state-of-punjab-another-28523) — [2012] 8 S.C.R. 753 · cited by 24 · names the section once, first at printed page 39 - [Palukuri' Kotayya and ors v. En1peror 74 I.A. 65 and Udai Bhan v. State of](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/palukuri-kotayya-and-ors-v-en1peror-74-i-a-65-and-udai-bhan-v-state-of-6665) — [1976] 1 S.C.R. 715 · cited by 13 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [[2013] 13 S.C.R. 432](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/commissioner-of-police-new-delhi-anr-v-mehar-singh-28981) — cited by 11 · names the section once, first at printed page 22 - [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 - [STATE OF NCT OF DELHI v. SANJAY](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-nct-of-delhi-v-sanjay-30042) — [2014] 9 S.C.R. 1063 · cited by 10 · names the section 10 times, first at printed page 8 - [HARE KRISHNA SINGH & ORS. ETC v. STATE OF BIHAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hare-krishna-singh-ors-etc-v-state-of-bihar-9917) — [1988] 3 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 10 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [S. MOHAMMED ISPAHANI v. YOGENDRA CHANDAK & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-mohammed-ispahani-v-yogendra-chandak-others-31612) — [2017] 10 S.C.R. 29 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [[2017] 3 S.C.R. 630](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-jharkhand-through-sp-cbi-v-lalu-prasad-lalu-prasad-y-aday-31907) — cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 24 - [SUBHASH KUMAR v. STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/subhash-kumar-v-state-of-bihar-and-ors-11053) — [1991] 1 S.C.R. 5 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [PRADEEP S. WODEYAR v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pradeep-s-wodeyar-v-the-state-of-karnataka-34786) — [2021] 11 S.C.R. 985 · cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 65 - [SHYAMAL GHOSH v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shyamal-ghosh-v-state-of-west-bengal-27957) — [2012] 10 S.C.R. 95 · cited by 5 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 4 - [MIS HYDERABAD VANASPATHI LTD v. ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mis-hyderabad-vanaspathi-ltd-v-andhra-pradesh-state-electricity-board-and-others-16393) — [1998] 2 S.C.R. 620 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [THUL1A KALI v. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/thul1a-kali-v-the-state-of-tamil-nadu-5573) — [1972] 3 S.C.R. 622 · cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [PYARE LAL BHARGAVA v. ST ATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pyare-lal-bhargava-v-st-ate-of-rajasthan-2739) — [1963] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 689 · cited by 5 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [V ADJVELU THEV .AR v. THE STATE OF MADRAS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-adjvelu-thev-ar-v-the-state-of-madras-1384) — [1957] 1 S.C.R. 981 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 15 - [BIRLA CORPORATION LIMITED v. ADVENTZ INVESTMENTS AND HOLDINGS LIMITED & OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/birla-corporation-limited-v-adventz-investments-and-holdings-limited-others-34028) — [2019] 7 S.C.R. 655 · cited by 4 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [NAVANEETHAKRISHNAN v. THE STATE BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/navaneethakrishnan-v-the-state-by-inspector-of-police-32816) — [2018] 6 S.C.R. 749 · cited by 4 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [RAVINDER SINGH v. SUKHBIR SINGH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ravinder-singh-v-sukhbir-singh-ors-28769) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 243 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 12 - [DR. MEHMOOD NAYYAR AZAM v. STATE OF CHATTISGARH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-mehmood-nayyar-azam-v-state-of-chattisgarh-and-ors-28514) — [2012] 8 S.C.R. 651 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 14 - [[1969] 3 S.C.R. 138](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dwarka-do-bhatia-v-the-state-of-jammu-kashmir-l956j-s-c-r-4840) — cited by 4 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [SUBRAMANYA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/subramanya-v-state-of-karnataka-35752) — [2022] 14 S.C.R. 828 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 15 - [HARITA SUNIL PARAB v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/harita-sunil-parab-v-state-of-nct-of-delhi-and-others-32680) — [2018] 3 S.C.R. 732 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [ll S.C.R. 893 OM PRAKASH v. RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ll-s-c-r-893-om-prakash-v-reliance-general-insurance-and-anr-31620) — [2017] 11 S.C.R. 893 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [DULAI. ROY v. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BURDWAN AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/18-6-dulai-roy-v-the-district-magistrate-burdwan-and-ors-6400) — [1975] 3 S.C.R. 186 · cited by 3 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1971] 1 S.C.R. 599](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1971-1-s-c-r-599-5101) — cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [THAKUR RAM v. THE STATE OF BIBAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/thakur-ram-v-the-state-of-bibar-3745) — [1966] 2 S.C.R. 740 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [March 15 195L Shicnandan Sharma v. The .P-unjab National Barik Ltd](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/march-15-195l-shicnandan-sharma-v-the-p-unjab-national-barik-ltd-349) — [1955] 1 S.C.R. 1427 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 18 - [Suhas Chakma v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/suhas-chakma-v-union-of-india-ors-37280) — 2024 INSC 813 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 21 - [BENSON v. STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/benson-v-state-of-kerala-31377) — [2016] 8 S.C.R. 166 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [[2013] 6 S.C.R. 496](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/moti-lal-songara-v-prem-prakash-pappu-and-anr-29295) — cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [[2011] 13 S.C.R. 135](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/13-addl-s-c-r-135-shiji-pappu-and-ors-v-radhika-and-anr-27255) — cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [[1993] 2 S.C.R. 137](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/harendra-nat-f-mandal-v-state-of-bihar-11738) — cited by 2 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [MAKESHWAR NATH SRIVASTAVA v. STATE OF BIHAR & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/makeshwar-nath-srivastava-v-state-of-bihar-ors-5437) — [1971] 3 S.C.R. 863 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [AVTAR SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/avtar-singh-v-state-of-punjab-3286) — [1965] 1 S.C.R. 103 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [Alok Singh v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/alok-singh-v-state-of-u-p-53951) — (2026) 1 ILRA 606 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 5 - [Avneesh Kumar v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/avneesh-kumar-v-state-of-u-p-anr-53975) — (2026) 1 ILRA 255 · cited by 1 · names the section 15 times, first at printed page 1 - [(2026) 1 ILRA 249](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ms-sapna-sapna-choudhary-v-state-of-u-p-anr-53973) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [Mamman Khan v. State of Haryana](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mamman-khan-v-state-of-haryana-37982) — 2025 INSC 1113 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 12 - [Alok Singh v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/alok-singh-v-state-of-u-p-anr-53905) — (2025) 9 ILRA 28 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [Rama Shankar v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/rama-shankar-v-state-of-u-p-ors-53751) — (2025) 8 ILRA 70 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [Devendra Singh & Ors v. State](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/devendra-singh-ors-v-state-53715) — (2025) 8 ILRA 11 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 12 - [Gulfam v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/gulfam-v-state-of-u-p-53674) — (2025) 7 ILRA 913 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [Nisha Kushwaha v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/nisha-kushwaha-v-state-of-u-p-anr-53264) — (2025) 4 ILRA 800 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [(2025) 1 ILRA 125](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/devendra-kumar-jhunna-ors-v-state-of-u-p-52954) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [(2025) 3 ILRA 391](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/devendra-kumar-jhunna-ors-v-state-53089) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [Dr. Brij Pal Singh v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/dr-brij-pal-singh-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52516) — (2024) 9 ILRA 1046 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 55 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/379/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)