# Judgments construing Section 55 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 21 judgments in this corpus construe Section 55 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/55 Showing 1–21 of 21, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 55 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/55) — Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life ## The judgments - [Pandit Kishori Lal v. King-Emperor, (r944) L.R. 72 I.A. r](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/pandit-kishori-lal-v-king-emperor-r944-l-r-72-i-a-r-2026) — [1961] 3 S.C.R. 440 · cited by 33 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [[2015] 14 S.C.R. 613](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/union-of-india-v-v-sri-haran-murugan-ors-30616) — cited by 30 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 43 - [MARU RAM ETC. ETC v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/maru-ram-etc-etc-v-union-of-india-anr-8236) — [1981] 1 S.C.R. 1196 · cited by 26 · names the section once, first at printed page 27 - [ST A TE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) v. PREM RAJ](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/st-a-te-govt-of-nct-of-delhi-v-prem-raj-19258) — [2003] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 235 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [[1990] 2 S.C.R. 431](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1990-2-s-c-r-431-10702) — cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 5 - [SADHU SINGH RODA S/O BUTA SINGH ETC v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sadhu-singh-roda-s-o-buta-singh-etc-v-state-of-punjab-8729) — [1984] 2 S.C.R. 741 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [M/s Balmokand Faqir Chand v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/m-s-balmokand-faqir-chand-v-state-of-u-p-ors-49987) — (2023) 4 ILRA 494 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [Satya Prakash Tiwari v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/satya-prakash-tiwari-v-state-of-u-p-ors-49989) — (2023) 4 ILRA 499 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [Manvir v. State](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/manvir-v-state-48494) — (2022) 5 ILRA 133 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [Phool Singh & Anr v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/phool-singh-anr-v-state-of-u-p-48429) — (2022) 5 ILRA 145 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [RAMESAN (DEAD) THROUGH LR. GIRIJA A v. THE STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ramesan-dead-through-lr-girija-a-v-the-state-of-kerala-34310) — [2020] 1 S.C.R. 94 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [MD. MUNNA v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/md-munna-v-union-of-india-and-ors-20719) — [2005] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 233 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [kARTAR StNGH ANO OTHERS v. STATE OF HARYANA THROUGH INSPECTOR GENERAL QF PRISON, CHANDIGARH August 26, 1982](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/kartar-stngh-ano-others-v-state-of-haryana-through-inspector-general-qf-prison-8576) — [1983] 1 S.C.R. 445 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [[2021] 6 S.C.R. 630](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sunil-kumar-sudhir-kumar-anr-v-the-state-of-uttar-pradesh-34977) — names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [STATE OF RAJASTHAN AND OTHERS v. MUKESH SHARMA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-and-others-v-mukesh-sharma-33848) — [2019] 6 S.C.R. 194 · names the section once, first at printed page 8 - [[2016] 4 S.C.R. 816](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-gujarat-anr-v-lal-singh-manjit-singh-ors-31235) — names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [DURYODHAN ROUT v. STATE OF ORlSSA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/duryodhan-rout-v-state-of-orlssa-30048) — [2014] 9 S.C.R. 139 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [C.A. PIOUS v. THE STA TE OF KERALA AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/c-a-pious-v-the-sta-te-of-kerala-and-anr-23352) — [2007] 9 S.C.R. 989 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [SANABOINA SA TY ANARA YANA v. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sanaboina-sa-ty-anara-yana-v-government-of-andhra-pradesh-and-ors-19235) — [2003] Supp. 1 S.C.R. 874 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [[1992] 3 S.C.R. 898](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sat-pal-sadhu-v-state-of-haryana-and-anr-11518) — names the section 7 times, first at printed page 1 - [NAIBSINGH v. STATE OF PVNJAB & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/naibsingh-v-state-of-pvnjab-ors-8458) — [1983] 2 S.C.R. 770 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 1 ## Elsewhere - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)