# Judgments construing Section 500 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860

94 judgments in this corpus construe Section 500 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Punishment for defamation, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/500

Showing 1–50 of 94, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The section itself

- [Section 500 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/500) — Punishment for defamation

## The judgments

- [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 4 times, first at printed page 27
- [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 3 times, first at printed page 2
- [MEHMOOD UL REHMAN v. KHAZIR MOHAMMAD TUN DA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mehmood-ul-rehman-v-khazir-mohammad-tun-da-and-ors-30725) — [2015] 4 S.C.R. 841 · cited by 10 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [ASIAN RESURFACING OF ROAD AGENCY PVT. LTD. & ANR v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/asian-resurfacing-of-road-agency-pvt-ltd-anr-v-central-bureau-of-investigation-32862) — [2018] 2 S.C.R. 1045 · cited by 9 · names the section once, first at printed page 46
- [MAD HU LIMA YE v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mad-hu-lima-ye-v-the-state-of-maharashtra-7316) — [1978] 1 S.C.R. 749 · cited by 9 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1
- [MAKSUD SAIYED v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maksud-saiyed-v-state-of-gujarat-and-ors-23250) — [2007] 9 S.C.R. 1113 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 8
- [A V. C. SHUKLA v. STATE THROUGH C.B.I](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/a-v-c-shukla-v-state-through-c-b-i-7900) — [1980] 2 S.C.R. 380 · cited by 8 · names the section 7 times, first at printed page 17
- [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 60
- [ABHIJIT PAWAR v. HEMANT MADHUKAR NIMBALKAR & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/abhijit-pawar-v-hemant-madhukar-nimbalkar-anr-31472) — [2016] 9 S.C.R. 475 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 12
- [[2007] 8 S.C.R. 582](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/japani-sahoo-v-chandrasekhar-mohanty-23169) — cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 14
- [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
- [STATE OF MAHARASHTRA v. DR. R. B. CHOWDHARY & 2 ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-maharashtra-v-dr-r-b-chowdhary-2-ors-4013) — [1967] 3 S.C.R. 708 · cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 2
- [[1967] 2 S.C.R. 127](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1967-2-s-c-r-127-3968) — cited by 5 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5
- [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 2
- [[1960] 2 S.C.R. 609](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/r959-tm-state-oj-ultar-pradesh-v-m-p-singh-shah-r959-december-r5-1879) — cited by 5 · names the section once, first at printed page 14
- [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 4 times, first at printed page 1
- [S.C.R. 542 URMILA DEVI v. YUDHVIR SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/16-s-c-r-542-urmila-devi-v-yudhvir-singh-29008) — [2013] 16 S.C.R. 542 · cited by 4 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [P. C. 'GULATI v. LAJYA RAM KAPUR AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-c-gulati-v-lajya-ram-kapur-and-others-3648) — [1966] 1 S.C.R. 560 · cited by 4 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 6
- [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 4
- [[1961] 3 S.C.R. 486](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1961-3-s-c-r-486-2033) — cited by 3 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [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 10 times, first at printed page 3
- [Hemant Tiwari & Ors v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/hemant-tiwari-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-47655) — (2022) 1 ILRA 257 · cited by 2 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2
- [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 6 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 10 times, first at printed page 3
- [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 5 times, first at printed page 3
- [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 2 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 5 times, first at printed page 2
- [Gurmeet Kaur v. Devender Gupta & Another](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/gurmeet-kaur-v-devender-gupta-another-37726) — 2024 INSC 967 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 21
- [Shajan Skaria v. The State of Kerala & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shajan-skaria-v-the-state-of-kerala-anr-38010) — 2024 INSC 625 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3
- [Dr. Tanzeen Fatima Revisionist v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/dr-tanzeen-fatima-revisionist-v-state-of-u-p-52054) — (2024) 5 ILRA 2174 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 20
- [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 6 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 once, first at printed page 4
- [(2024) 3 ILRA 363](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/judith-maria-monika-killer-sangeeta-j-k-v-state-of-u-p-anr-47625) — cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2
- [Praveen Singh & Ors v. State of U.P. Opp. Parties](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/praveen-singh-ors-v-state-of-u-p-opp-parties-47931) — (2022) 12 ILRA 551 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 10
- [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 once, first at printed page 10
- [Ghanshyam Das & Ors v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ghanshyam-das-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-48984) — (2022) 9 ILRA 181 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 3
- [Niyaz Ahmad Khan v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/niyaz-ahmad-khan-v-state-of-u-p-anr-48191) — (2022) 3 ILRA 331 · cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 2
- [Mahendra Pal Singh (Lekhpal) & Anr v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mahendra-pal-singh-lekhpal-anr-v-state-of-u-p-anr-48109) — (2022) 2 ILRA 217 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6
- [Nitin Garg v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/nitin-garg-v-state-of-u-p-anr-48139) — (2022) 2 ILRA 593 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [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 16 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 8 times, first at printed page 2
- [Satvir Singh v. State of U.P. & Anr. 230 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/satvir-singh-v-state-of-u-p-anr-230-indian-law-reports-allahabad-series-47511) — (2022) 2 ILRA 229 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [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 once, 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 14 times, first at printed page 1
- [Nathoo Das v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/nathoo-das-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45861) — (2020) 6 ILRA 590 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [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 2 times, first at printed page 11
- [Smt. Saroj Mishra v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-saroj-mishra-v-state-of-u-p-anr-45182) — (2020) 2 ILRA 1494 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 9
- [CHAND DEVI DAGA & ORS v. MANJU K. HUMATANI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chand-devi-daga-ors-v-manju-k-humatani-ors-31624) — [2017] 11 S.C.R. 923 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 8
- [Smt. Nawab Begum & Ors v. State Of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-nawab-begum-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-44256) — (2016) 8 ILRA 360 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6

## Elsewhere

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