# Judgments construing Section 404 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860

28 judgments in this corpus construe Section 404 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/404

Showing 1–28 of 28, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The section itself

- [Section 404 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/404) — Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death

## The judgments

- [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 26
- [S.C.R. 884 ROHTASH KUMAR v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-884-rohtash-kumar-v-state-of-haryana-28935) — [2013] 3 S.C.R. 884 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 9
- [Tarsem Singh v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/tarsem-singh-v-state-of-u-p-54462) — (2026) 4 ILRA 614 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2
- [Shankar & Ors v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shankar-ors-v-state-of-u-p-54826) — (2026) 2 ILRA 215 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 14
- [Ram Brijesh v. State Of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ram-brijesh-v-state-of-u-p-52802) — (2025) 12 ILRA 1149 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5
- [Ashok Kumar & Anr v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ashok-kumar-anr-v-state-of-u-p-54891) — (2025) 11 ILRA 579 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2
- [Chetan v. The State of Karnataka](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chetan-v-the-state-of-karnataka-38431) — 2025 INSC 793 · cited by 1 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 6
- [Zulfikar Abbasi v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/zulfikar-abbasi-v-state-of-u-p-anr-51091) — (2024) 10 ILRA 710 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 3
- [Mahendra Singh & Anr v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mahendra-singh-anr-v-state-of-u-p-49878) — (2023) 3 ILRA 906 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 3
- [(2023) 2 ILRA 748](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/munna-om-prakash-v-state-of-u-p-49739) — cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [(2022) 12 ILRA 741](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/suresh-lakshmi-v-state-of-u-p-48033) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2
- [Pratap Singh & Anr v. The State of U.P. Opp. Party](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/pratap-singh-anr-v-the-state-of-u-p-opp-party-47863) — (2022) 10 ILRA 840 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 3
- [Vinod & Anr v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vinod-anr-v-state-of-u-p-48877) — (2022) 7 ILRA 188 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [Babu Pasi alias Babu Lal Pasi & Anr v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/babu-pasi-alias-babu-lal-pasi-anr-v-state-of-u-p-48118) — (2022) 2 ILRA 309 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 3
- [MUNISH MUBAR v. STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/munish-mubar-v-state-of-haryana-28580) — [2012] 9 S.C.R. 193 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2
- [Gambhir Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gambhir-singh-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-38163) — 2025 INSC 164 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 7
- [Ashwani Kumar v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ashwani-kumar-v-state-of-u-p-46685) — (2021) 11 ILRA 954 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [Ram Gopal (In Jail) v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ram-gopal-in-jail-v-state-of-u-p-45697) — (2020) 1 ILRA 720 · names the section once, first at printed page 16
- [Suresh (In Jail) v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/suresh-in-jail-v-state-of-u-p-45273) — (2020) 1 ILRA 735 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [[2016] 4 S.C.R. 513](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kadamanian-manikandan-v-state-represented-by-inspector-of-police-31213) — names the section once, first at printed page 7
- [[2015] 3 S.C.R. 876](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pawan-kumar-monu-mittal-v-state-of-utiar-pradesh-anr-30551) — names the section 3 times, first at printed page 9
- [RAVIRALA LAXMAIAH v. STATE OF A.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ravirala-laxmaiah-v-state-of-a-p-29296) — [2013] 6 S.C.R. 511 · names the section once, first at printed page 6
- [GAJRAJ v. STATE (NCT) OF DELHI](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gajraj-v-state-nct-of-delhi-27467) — [2011] 12 S.C.R. 701 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3
- [I. RAVINDRA REDDY v. SHAIK KHADER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/i-ravindra-reddy-v-shaik-khader-23443) — [2008] 11 S.C.R. 873 · names the section once, first at printed page 6
- [GANESH LAL v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/j-ganesh-lal-v-state-of-rajasthan-18084) — [2001] Supp. 4 S.C.R. 619 · names the section once, first at printed page 5
- [[2001] 3 S.C.R. 830](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gade-lakshmi-mangraju-ramesh-v-state-of-andi-ira-pradesh-julyi0-2001-18002) — names the section once, first at printed page 4
- [SA.HAN SINGH v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sa-han-singh-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-16287) — [1998] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 316 · names the section once, first at printed page 4
- [PREETAM v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/preetam-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-14154) — [1996] 3 S.C.R. 939 · names the section once, first at printed page 3

## Elsewhere

- [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)
