# Judgments construing Section 505 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 26 judgments in this corpus construe Section 505 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Statements conducing to public mischief, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/505 Showing 1–26 of 26, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 505 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/505) — Statements conducing to public mischief ## The judgments - [ZAKIA AHSAN JAFRI v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/zakia-ahsan-jafri-v-state-of-gujarat-anr-36287) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 20 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 357 - [v. UNION OF INDIA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-union-of-india-30862) — [2015] 5 S.C.R. 963 · cited by 15 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 100 - [KEDAR NATH SINGH v. STATE OF BIHAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kedar-nath-singh-v-state-of-bihar-2343) — [1962] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 769 · cited by 9 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 11 - [PRAVASI BHALAI SANGATHAN v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pravasi-bhalai-sangathan-v-union-of-india-ors-29917) — [2014] 4 S.C.R. 446 · cited by 7 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [STATE (THROUGH) CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION v. SHRI KALYAN SINGH (FORMER CM OF UP) & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-through-central-bureau-of-investigation-v-shri-kalyan-singh-former-cm-of-32035) — [2017] 6 S.C.R. 946 · cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [PATRICIA MUKHIM v. STATE OF MEGHALAYA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/patricia-mukhim-v-state-of-meghalaya-ors-35108) — [2021] 7 S.C.R. 65 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [lADDLJ S.C.R. 240 OM PRAKASH & ANR v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/14-laddlj-s-c-r-240-om-prakash-anr-v-union-of-india-anr-27395) — [2011] 14 S.C.R. 240 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 26 - [AMISH DEVGAN v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/amish-devgan-v-union-of-india-and-others-34219) — [2020] 14 S.C.R. 198 · cited by 2 · names the section 10 times, first at printed page 2 - [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 once, first at printed page 20 - [Raghvendra Kumar Yadav v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/raghvendra-kumar-yadav-v-state-of-u-p-anr-50947) — (2024) 3 ILRA 370 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [Parvez Parwaz & Anr v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/parvez-parwaz-anr-v-state-of-u-p-anr-49859) — (2023) 3 ILRA 471 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 4 - [Abbas Ansari & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/abbas-ansari-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-50213) — (2023) 5 ILRA 398 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [Siddharth Varadarajan & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/siddharth-varadarajan-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-48627) — (2022) 6 ILRA 1056 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [Fazlur Rahman & Ors v. State of U.P. & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/fazlur-rahman-ors-v-state-of-u-p-anr-49248) — (2024) 4 ILRA 697 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [(2021) 9 ILRA 938](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sr-kafeel-dr-kafeel-ahmed-khan-v-state-of-u-p-anr-47419) — cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 5 - [SOM LAL v. VIJAY LAXMI & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/som-lal-v-vijay-laxmi-ors-24435) — [2008] 5 S.C.R. 49 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ashwini-kumar-upadhyay-v-union-of-india-ors-217505) — Writ Petition Civil 943 / 2021 · names the section once, first at printed page 51 - [Sita Ram & Anr v. The State of Himachal Pradesh](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sita-ram-anr-v-the-state-of-himachal-pradesh-38884) — 2025 INSC 359 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [2024 INSC 447](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/national-investigation-agency-new-delhi-v-owais-amin-cherry-ors-37790) — names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [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 2 times, first at printed page 24 - [Arun Jaitley v. State of U.P. Opp. Party](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/arun-jaitley-v-state-of-u-p-opp-party-43414) — (2015) 3 ILRA 1521 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 2 - [N. SENGODAN v. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME (PROHIBITION & EXCISE) DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/n-sengodan-v-secretary-to-government-home-prohibition-excise-department-chennai-28979) — [2013] 13 S.C.R. 341 · names the section 15 times, first at printed page 2 - [ST A TE OF KARNA T AKA AND ANR v. PASTOR P. RAJU](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/st-a-te-of-karna-t-aka-and-anr-v-pastor-p-raju-21570) — [2006] Supp. 4 S.C.R. 269 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [v. BHAJAN SINGH AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/v-bhajan-singh-and-anr-17836) — [2001] 2 S.C.R. 149 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [Dr. Abhijit Das & others v. State of U.P. and others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/dr-abhijit-das-others-v-state-of-u-p-and-others-39463) — (2000) 3 ILRA 21 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [BILAL AHMAD KALOO v. STATE OF A)'IDHRA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bilal-ahmad-kaloo-v-state-of-a-idhra-pradesh-15749) — [1997] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 327 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 ## Elsewhere - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)