# Judgments construing Section 40 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 17 judgments in this corpus construe Section 40 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Offence, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/40 Showing 1–17 of 17, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 40 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/40) — Offence ## The judgments - [STATE OF BIHAR ETC. ETC v. P.P. SHARMA, IAS AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-bihar-etc-etc-v-p-p-sharma-ias-and-anr-11146) — [1991] 2 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 22 · names the section once, first at printed page 32 - [R. K. DALM.IA v. DELHI ADMINISTRATION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-k-dalm-ia-v-delhi-administration-2548) — [1963] 1 S.C.R. 253 · cited by 10 · names the section once, first at printed page 93 - [S.C.R. 322 S. KHUSHBOO v. KANNIAMMAL AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/5-s-c-r-322-s-khushboo-v-kanniammal-and-anr-27025) — [2010] 5 S.C.R. 322 · cited by 8 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [[1955] 1 S.C.R. 1201](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mahant-salig-ram-v-musammal-ml-a-devi-das-327) — cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 11 - [SHANTI LAL v. STATE OF M.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shanti-lal-v-state-of-m-p-22099) — [2007] 10 S.C.R. 727 · cited by 3 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 11 - [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 11 - [Just Rights for Children Alliance & Anr v. S. Harish & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/just-rights-for-children-alliance-anr-v-s-harish-ors-37250) — 2024 INSC 716 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 50 - [S.C.R. 557 INDERJIT SINGH GREWAL v. STATE OF PUNJAB & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/10-s-c-r-557-inderjit-singh-grewal-v-state-of-punjab-anr-27143) — [2011] 10 S.C.R. 557 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [Dharm Dev Maurya v. State Of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/dharm-dev-maurya-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54619) — (2025) 7 ILRA 336 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [Trilochan Kaur v. Manpreet Kaur & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/trilochan-kaur-v-manpreet-kaur-anr-46433) — (2021) 10 ILRA 939 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 13 - [Smt. Asha Devi & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-asha-devi-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-46172) — (2021) 8 ILRA 911 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [Vijay Kumar Pandey v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vijay-kumar-pandey-v-union-of-india-ors-45859) — (2020) 6 ILRA 569 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [[2013] 3 S.C.R. 175](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-175-manga-man-singh-v-state-of-uttarakhand-28896) — cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 8 - [STANDARD CHARTERED BANK AND ORS v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/standard-chartered-bank-and-ors-v-directorate-of-enforcement-and-ors-21264) — [2006] 2 S.C.R. 709 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 26 - [HARIDAS DAS AND ANR v. STA TE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/haridas-das-and-anr-v-sta-te-of-west-bengal-and-ors-3110) — [1964] 7 S.C.R. 237 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [Smt. Neera Yadav Revisionist v. C.B.I. (Bharat Sangh)](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-neera-yadav-revisionist-v-c-b-i-bharat-sangh-40774) — (2006) 1 ILRA 490 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 18 - [RAJAN RAI v. STATE OF BIHAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajan-rai-v-state-of-bihar-21000) — [2005] Supp. 5 S.C.R. 128 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 ## Elsewhere - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)