# Judgments construing Section 499 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 81 judgments in this corpus construe Section 499 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Defamation, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/499 Showing 1–50 of 81, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 499 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/499) — Defamation ## The judgments - [[1959] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 806](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/d-s-ga-ew-i-institute-the-enquiry-against-him-the-central-v-government-would-1645) — cited by 23 · names the section once, first at printed page 32 - [FEDERATION OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGICAL SOCIETIES OF INDIA (FOGSI) v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/federation-of-obstetrics-and-gynecological-societies-of-india-fogsi-v-union-of-33981) — [2019] 7 S.C.R. 12 · cited by 22 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 68 - [S.C.R. 865 SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY v. UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LAW & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/3-s-c-r-865-subramanian-swamy-v-union-of-india-ministry-of-law-ors-31259) — [2016] 3 S.C.R. 865 · cited by 22 · names the section 36 times, first at printed page 16 - [S.C.R. 9 MOHAMMED ABDULLA KHAN v. PRAKASH K](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/12-s-c-r-9-mohammed-abdulla-khan-v-prakash-k-31782) — [2017] 12 S.C.R. 9 · cited by 16 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [SIUV KlRP AL SINGH v. SHRI V. V. Gnu](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/siuv-klrp-al-singh-v-shri-v-v-gnu-5313) — [1971] 2 S.C.R. 197 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 158 - [[1969] 2 S.C.R. 779](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/perspective-publications-p-l11-anr-v-state-of-maharashtra-nuvember-19-1968-4590) — cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [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 11 times, first at printed page 4 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [DEVI DAS RAMACHANDRA TULJAPURKAR v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA& ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/devi-das-ramachandra-tuljapurkar-v-state-of-maharashtra-ors-30946) — [2015] 7 S.C.R. 853 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 86 - [BIBHUTI BHUSAN DAS GUPTA AND ANR v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bibhuti-bhusan-das-gupta-and-anr-v-state-of-west-bengal-4553) — [1969] 2 S.C.R. 104 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [HARBHAJAN SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/harbhajan-singh-v-state-of-punjab-3473) — [1965] 3 S.C.R. 235 · cited by 5 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 4 - [CASE DETAILS KISHORE BALKRISHNA NAND v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-kishore-balkrishna-nand-v-state-of-maharashtra-anr-36261) — 2023 INSC 675 · cited by 4 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3 - [KAUSHAL KISHOR v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kaushal-kishor-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-ors-37825) — [2023] 8 S.C.R. 581 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 35 - [STATE OF TAMIL NADU & ANR v. NATIONAL SOUTH INDIAN RIVER INTERLINKING AGRICULTURIST ASSOCIATION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-tamil-nadu-anr-v-national-south-indian-river-interlinking-35088) — [2021] 7 S.C.R. 479 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 24 - [ARNAB RANJAN GOSWAMI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/arnab-ranjan-goswami-v-union-of-india-and-ors-34849) — [2020] 8 S.C.R. 222 · cited by 4 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 23 - [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 29 - [[2002] 2 S.C.R. 213](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2002-2-s-c-r-213-18442) — cited by 3 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 5 - [RAJENDRA KUMARSITARAM PANDE ETC v. UTTAM AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rajendra-kumarsitaram-pande-etc-v-uttam-and-another-16554) — [1999] 1 S.C.R. 580 · cited by 3 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6 - [CASE DETAILS M/S IVECO MAGIRUS BRANDSCHUTZTECHNIK GMBH v. NIRMAL KISHORE BHARTIYA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/case-details-m-s-iveco-magirus-brandschutztechnik-gmbh-v-nirmal-kishore-36626) — 2023 INSC 880 · cited by 2 · names the section 37 times, first at printed page 1 - [K. K. MISHRA v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/k-k-mishra-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-anr-32906) — [2018] 5 S.C.R. 315 · cited by 2 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 5 - [S.C.R. 128 JEFFREY J. DIERMEIER AND ANR v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/7-s-c-r-128-jeffrey-j-diermeier-and-anr-v-state-of-west-bengal-anr-26890) — [2010] 7 S.C.R. 128 · cited by 2 · names the section 22 times, first at printed page 3 - [[1994] Supp. 4 S.C.R. 353](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r-rajagopal-r-r-gopal-and-anr-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-and-ors-12485) — cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 21 - [BALRAJ IWANNA & ORS v. MOTi RAM](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/balraj-iwanna-ors-v-moti-ram-5264) — [1971] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 447 · cited by 2 · names the section 10 times, first at printed page 1 - [CHAMAN LAL v. THE STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chaman-lal-v-the-state-of-punjab-4989) — [1970] 3 S.C.R. 913 · cited by 2 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [Jyoti Kamal & Ors v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/jyoti-kamal-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-54768) — (2026) 1 ILRA 1167 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [Abhinav Singh v. Board Of Revenue U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/abhinav-singh-v-board-of-revenue-u-p-ors-52837) — (2025) 12 ILRA 292 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [Ashok Pandey v. Sri Rahul Gandhi & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ashok-pandey-v-sri-rahul-gandhi-ors-52838) — (2025) 12 ILRA 300 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [Shri Kamal Agrawal (M.D.) v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shri-kamal-agrawal-m-d-v-state-of-u-p-anr-52749) — (2025) 11 ILRA 1336 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [Rahul Gandhi v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/rahul-gandhi-v-state-of-u-p-anr-53362) — (2025) 5 ILRA 291 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 14 - [Rinku Baheti v. Sandesh Sharda](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/rinku-baheti-v-sandesh-sharda-37375) — 2024 INSC 1014 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 29 - [Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/brij-bhushan-sharan-singh-v-state-of-u-p-anr-51679) — (2024) 3 ILRA 841 · cited by 1 · names the section 11 times, first at printed page 1 - [Ramesh Chandra Yadav v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ramesh-chandra-yadav-v-state-of-u-p-ors-51677) — (2024) 3 ILRA 838 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [AROON PURIE v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/aroon-purie-v-state-of-nct-of-delhi-ors-35822) — [2022] 18 S.C.R. 311 · cited by 1 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 2 - [Vinod Sharma v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/vinod-sharma-v-state-of-u-p-anr-47509) — (2022) 2 ILRA 222 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 2 - [Karmraj Singh & Ors v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/karmraj-singh-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-47546) — (2022) 2 ILRA 586 · cited by 1 · names the section 10 times, first at printed page 2 - [Rajesh Churiwala v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/rajesh-churiwala-v-state-of-u-p-anr-47287) — (2021) 8 ILRA 662 · cited by 1 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2 - [Prof Chandra Shekhar Upadhyay & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/prof-chandra-shekhar-upadhyay-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45860) — (2020) 6 ILRA 579 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 9 - [HEINZ INDIA PVT. LTD. & ANR v. STATE OF U.P. & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/heinz-india-pvt-ltd-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-28354) — [2012] 3 S.C.R. 898 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 35 - [[2008] 15 S.C.R. 642](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-a-rumugam-v-kittu-kirshnamoorthy-23964) — cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [[2001] 3 S.C.R. 934](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/john-thomas-jo-v-dr-k-jagadeesan-18020) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [RAW v. _.,._ STATE OF HARYANA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/raw-v-state-of-haryana-17934) — [2001] 3 S.C.R. 409 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 8 - [[2001] 3 S.C.R. 415](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/m-n-damani-v-s-k-sinha-and-ors-17937) — cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [STATE OF BIHAR v. MURAD ALI KHAN, FARUKH SALAUDDIN & VIKRAM SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-bihar-v-murad-ali-khan-farukh-salauddin-vikram-singh-10127) — [1988] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 455 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [SEWAKRAM SOBHANI v. R.K. KARANJIA, CHIEF EDITOR, WEEKLY BLITZ & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sewakram-sobhani-v-r-k-karanjia-chief-editor-weekly-blitz-ors-8099) — [1981] 3 S.C.R. 627 · cited by 1 · names the section 12 times, first at printed page 1 - [SUKRA MABTO v. BASDEO KUMAR MAHTO & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sukra-mabto-v-basdeo-kumar-mahto-anr-5249) — [1971] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 329 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1 - [SAHIB SINGH MEHRA v. STATE OF UlTAR PRADESH I anuary 22, 1965](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sahib-singh-mehra-v-state-of-ultar-pradesh-i-anuary-22-1965-3345) — [1965] 2 S.C.R. 823 · cited by 1 · names the section 6 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 once, first at printed page 10 - [THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL. NUR-UL-HUDA v. THE STATE OF 'WEST BENGAL](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-of-west-bengal-nur-ul-huda-v-the-state-of-west-bengal-206) — [1953] 1 S.C.R. 836 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 8 - [Anil Khandelwal Etc v. Phoenix India and Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anil-khandelwal-etc-v-phoenix-india-and-anr-38497) — 2025 INSC 1069 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [Shahed Kamal & Ors v. M/s A. Surti Developers Pvt. Ltd. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shahed-kamal-ors-v-m-s-a-surti-developers-pvt-ltd-anr-38225) — 2025 INSC 502 · names the section 7 times, first at printed page 3 ## Elsewhere - [Next page](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/499/2) - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)