# Judgments construing Section 497 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 30 judgments in this corpus construe Section 497 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Adultery, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/497 Showing 1–30 of 30, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 497 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/497) — Adultery ## The judgments - [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 84 times, first at printed page 1 - [2024 INSC 113 Association for Democratic Reforms & Anr v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2024-insc-113-association-for-democratic-reforms-anr-v-union-of-india-ors-37629) — 2024 INSC 113 · cited by 11 · names the section once, first at printed page 126 - [AIR INDJA ETC. ETC v. NERGESH MEERZA & ORS. ETC. ETC](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/air-indja-etc-etc-v-nergesh-meerza-ors-etc-etc-8296) — [1982] 1 S.C.R. 438 · cited by 11 · names the section once, first at printed page 38 - [LILY THOMAS, ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/lily-thomas-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-and-ors-17278) — [2000] 3 S.C.R. 1081 · cited by 10 · names the section once, first at printed page 38 - [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 once, first at printed page 7 - [S. VARADARA.JAN v. STATE OF MADRAS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/s-varadara-jan-v-state-of-madras-3363) — [1965] 1 S.C.R. 243 · cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [[1961] 3 S.C.R. 460](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/saibal-kumar-gupta-and-others-v-b-k-sen-and-another-2030) — cited by 4 · names the section 14 times, first at printed page 1 - [UNION OF INDIA & ANR v. M/s. GANPATI DEALCOM PVT. LTD](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-anr-v-m-s-ganpati-dealcom-pvt-ltd-35442) — [2022] 12 S.C.R. 320 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 47 - [BHARATHA MATHA & ANR v. R. VIJAYA RENGANATHAN & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bharatha-matha-anr-v-r-vijaya-renganathan-ors-26893) — [2010] 7 S.C.R. 154 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 9 - [VIJA Y LAKSHMI v. PUNJAB UNIVERSITY AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vija-y-lakshmi-v-punjab-university-and-ors-19287) — [2003] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 1034 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [Akanksha & Anr v. State Of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/akanksha-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-52839) — (2025) 12 ILRA 307 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [Ramvir v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ramvir-v-state-of-u-p-53826) — (2025) 8 ILRA 884 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [2024 INSC 789](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2024-insc-789-37343) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 319 - [Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sukanya-shantha-v-union-of-india-ors-37292) — 2024 INSC 753 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 40 - [Arun Mishra v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/arun-mishra-v-state-of-u-p-52372) — (2024) 8 ILRA 44 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [Smt. Saloni Yadav & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-saloni-yadav-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-50820) — (2024) 1 ILRA 1007 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [Krishna Murarri v. Sangeeta](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/krishna-murarri-v-sangeeta-45327) — (2020) 2 ILRA 967 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [V. REVATHI v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-revathi-v-union-of-india-ors-9949) — [1988] 3 S.C.R. 73 · cited by 1 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [SMT. SOWMITHRI VISHNU v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/smt-sowmithri-vishnu-v-union-of-india-anr-9095) — [1985] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 741 · cited by 1 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 1 - [[1962] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 838](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ihi-j-u-838-supreme-court-reports-1962-scpp-phatap-singh-a1-d-another-v-2349) — cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 25 - [Kaj Krus/ma Bose v. Binod Kanungo and Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kaj-krus-ma-bose-v-binod-kanungo-and-others-283) — [1954] 1 S.C.R. 919 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 12 - [Anurag Krishna Sinha v. State of Bihar & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anurag-krishna-sinha-v-state-of-bihar-anr-39162) — 2026 INSC 219 · names the section once, first at printed page 22 - [CASE DETAILS INDRAKUNWAR v. THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-indrakunwar-v-the-state-of-chhattisgarh-36799) — 2023 INSC 934 · names the section once, first at printed page 14 - [JOSEPH SHINE v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/joseph-shine-v-union-of-india-37062) — [2023] 4 S.C.R. 585 · names the section 12 times, first at printed page 3 - [COL. RAJNISH BHANDARI, VSM v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/col-rajnish-bhandari-vsm-v-union-of-india-ors-33031) — [2019] 11 S.C.R. 157 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 1 - [Manmohan Mishra v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/manmohan-mishra-v-state-of-u-p-ors-43169) — (2015) 1 ILRA 398 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [Ashish Sharma and another v. State of U.P. and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ashish-sharma-and-another-v-state-of-u-p-and-others-42218) — (2012) 2 ILRA 919 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [UNION OF INDIA AND ORS v. SHJVENDRA BIKARAM SINGH APRIL 24, 2003](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-and-ors-v-shjvendra-bikaram-singh-april-24-2003-19163) — [2003] 3 S.C.R. 881 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [[1959] 1 S.C.R. 1367](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/slate-of-fadhya-prade-h-v-re-ashatikay-1561) — names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [Sri Sri Sri Kishore Chandra Singh Deo v. Babu Ganesh Prasad Bhagat and Others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sri-sri-sri-kishore-chandra-singh-deo-v-babu-ganesh-prasad-bhagat-and-others-284) — [1954] 1 S.C.R. 930 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 1 ## Elsewhere - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)