# Judgments construing Section 6 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860

12 judgments in this corpus construe Section 6 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first.

Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/6

Showing 1–12 of 12, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment.

## The section itself

- [Section 6 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/6) — Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions

## The judgments

- [[2014] 9 S.C.R. 364](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hussein-ghadially-m-h-g-a-shaikh-ors-v-state-of-gujarat-30205) — cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 13
- [Akshit Pandey (Minor) & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/akshit-pandey-minor-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54362) — (2026) 4 ILRA 1562 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 8
- [Smt. Anjali Devi & Ors v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/smt-anjali-devi-ors-v-state-of-u-p-ors-54366) — (2026) 4 ILRA 1569 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [Manish Gupta v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/manish-gupta-v-state-of-u-p-47901) — (2022) 12 ILRA 476 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 4
- [Mohd. Faiyyaz Mansuri v. Union Of India & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mohd-faiyyaz-mansuri-v-union-of-india-ors-47401) — (2021) 9 ILRA 806 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 14
- [Garv Mishra (Minor) v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/garv-mishra-minor-v-state-of-u-p-ors-47402) — (2021) 9 ILRA 819 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [[2020] 12 S.C.R. 128](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satya-deo-bhoorey-v-state-of-uttar-pradesh-34210) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [2025 INSC 934](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/bhanei-prasad-raju-v-state-of-himachal-pradesh-38734) — names the section 3 times, first at printed page 1
- [Satauram Mandavi v. The State of Chhattisgarh & Anr](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/satauram-mandavi-v-the-state-of-chhattisgarh-anr-38433) — 2025 INSC 892 · names the section once, first at printed page 3
- [Sankar v. State of Tamil Nadu, Curative Petition (Criminal)](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sankar-v-state-of-tamil-nadu-curative-petition-criminal-38959) — 2025 INSC 778 · names the section once, first at printed page 1
- [2024 INSC 614](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/2024-insc-614-37853) — names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1
- [SHANKAR NARAYAN BHADOLKAR v. ST A TE OF MAHARASHTRA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/shankar-narayan-bhadolkar-v-st-a-te-of-maharashtra-19806) — [2004] 2 S.C.R. 868 · names the section once, first at printed page 8

## Elsewhere

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