# Judgments construing Section 501 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860

10 judgments in this corpus construe Section 501 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/501

Showing 1–10 of 10, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The section itself

- [Section 501 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/501) — Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory

## The judgments

- [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 4 times, first at printed page 7
- [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
- [[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 once, 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 once, first at printed page 4
- [Sai Nageswar Satchidanand v. State of U.P. & Ors. Opp. Parties](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sai-nageswar-satchidanand-v-state-of-u-p-ors-opp-parties-53275) — (2025) 4 ILRA 922 · cited by 1 · names the section 5 times, first at printed page 2
- [Dr. S. Balagopal v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/dr-s-balagopal-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-anr-39149) — 2026 INSC 319 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [VINOD DUA v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vinod-dua-v-union-of-india-ors-34789) — [2021] 12 S.C.R. 1071 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 6
- [U/s -482 Cr. P.C.) Vishweshwar Kumar v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/u-s-482-cr-p-c-vishweshwar-kumar-v-state-of-u-p-anr-44517) — (2019) 1 ILRA 50 · names the section once, first at printed page 8
- [Smt. Rekha Gupta &Ors v. State of U.P.& Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-rekha-gupta-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-44525) — (2019) 1 ILRA 57 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [[1963] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 447](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1963-supp-2-s-c-r-447-2782) — names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4

## Elsewhere

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