# Judgments construing Section 71 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 46 judgments in this corpus construe Section 71 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences, the ones the courts themselves rely on most listed first. Canonical: https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc/71 Showing 1–46 of 46, ordered by how often this corpus itself cites each judgment. ## The section itself - [Section 71 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/71) — Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences ## The judgments - [VIJAY MADANLAL CHOUDHARY & ORS v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/vijay-madanlal-choudhary-ors-v-union-of-india-ors-36300) — [2022] 6 S.C.R. 382 · cited by 13 · names the section once, first at printed page 85 - [[2005] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 79](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-n-c-t-of-delhi-v-na-vjot-sandhu-afsan-guru-agusust-4-2005-20969) — cited by 12 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 183 - [MUTHURAMALINGAM & ORS v. STATE REP. BY INSP. OF POLICE](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/muthuramalingam-ors-v-state-rep-by-insp-of-police-31339) — [2016] 5 S.C.R. 30 · cited by 9 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [ANOKHILAL v. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/anokhilal-v-state-of-madhya-pradesh-33692) — [2019] 18 S.C.R. 1196 · cited by 8 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [[2005] 1 S.C.R. 296](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/b-r-c-lahoti-cj-shivaraj-v-patil-k-g-balakrishnan-b-n-20419) — cited by 7 · names the section once, first at printed page 27 - [[2017] 3 S.C.R. 630](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-jharkhand-through-sp-cbi-v-lalu-prasad-lalu-prasad-y-aday-31907) — cited by 6 · names the section once, first at printed page 34 - [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 once, first at printed page 51 - [ESSAR TELEHOLDINGS LTD v. REGISTRAR GENERAL, DELHI HIGH COURT & ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/essar-teleholdings-ltd-v-registrar-general-delhi-high-court-ors-29353) — [2013] 7 S.C.R. 1 · cited by 4 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [NEERA YADAV v. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATON](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/neera-yadav-v-central-bureau-of-investigaton-32183) — [2017] 8 S.C.R. 498 · cited by 3 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 34 - [SANGEETABEN MAHENDRABHAI PATEL v. STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sangeetaben-mahendrabhai-patel-v-state-of-gujarat-and-anr-28079) — [2012] 3 S.C.R. 1155 · cited by 3 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 3 - [PARKASH SINGH BADAL AND ANR v. ST A TE OF PUNJAB AND ORS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/parkash-singh-badal-and-anr-v-st-a-te-of-punjab-and-ors-21107) — [2006] Supp. 10 S.C.R. 197 · cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 42 - [[1963] Supp. 2 S.C.R. 338](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/1963-supp-2-s-c-r-338-2774) — cited by 3 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [SHARAD HIRU KOLAMBE v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sharad-hiru-kolambe-v-state-of-maharashtra-and-others-32376) — [2018] 11 S.C.R. 720 · cited by 2 · names the section once, first at printed page 10 - [[2015] 12 S.C.R. 424](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/nagaraja-rao-v-central-bureau-of-investigation-criminal-appeal-no-104-of-2015-30383) — cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [INDIA v. VIMAL KUMAR SURANA AND ANOTHER](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/india-v-vimal-kumar-surana-and-another-26481) — [2010] 14 S.C.R. 248 · cited by 2 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 29 - [Ashiq v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ashiq-v-state-of-u-p-54714) — (2026) 4 ILRA 1176 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [Krishna Mohan Tripathi v. S.P., C.B.I./A.C.B. Lucknow](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/krishna-mohan-tripathi-v-s-p-c-b-i-a-c-b-lucknow-53978) — (2026) 1 ILRA 263 · cited by 1 · names the section 8 times, first at printed page 2 - [Mamman Khan v. State of Haryana](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/mamman-khan-v-state-of-haryana-37982) — 2025 INSC 1113 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 13 - [(2024) 8 ILRA 15](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/chandra-raj-chandra-v-state-of-u-p-52300) — cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 6 - [Shamsher Ali v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/shamsher-ali-v-state-of-u-p-51774) — (2024) 4 ILRA 1103 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 2 - [Manoj Sharma (In Jail) v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/manoj-sharma-in-jail-v-state-of-u-p-48037) — (2022) 12 ILRA 760 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 5 - [T.P. GOPALAKRISHNAN v. STATE OF KERALA](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/t-p-gopalakrishnan-v-state-of-kerala-35739) — [2022] 14 S.C.R. 478 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 16 - [Mohd. Akku v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mohd-akku-v-state-of-u-p-47770) — (2022) 10 ILRA 647 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 9 - [MS. P1 xxx v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & ANR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/ms-p1-xxx-v-state-of-uttarakhand-anr-35567) — [2022] 15 S.C.R. 324 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 22 - [Sri Kant & Anr v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sri-kant-anr-v-state-of-u-p-48583) — (2022) 5 ILRA 74 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 1 - [Sharad Arora & Anr v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sharad-arora-anr-v-state-of-u-p-ors-48472) — (2022) 5 ILRA 1248 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 12 - [Ramu v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/ramu-v-state-of-u-p-45572) — (2020) 12 ILRA 307 · cited by 1 · names the section once, first at printed page 14 - [Devendra Singh Parihar v. State of U.P. & Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/devendra-singh-parihar-v-state-of-u-p-ors-45404) — (2020) 11 ILRA 331 · cited by 1 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 8 - [(2022) 5 ILRA 64](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/bablu-nand-kumar-v-state-of-u-p-48566) — cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 10 - [[2014] 11 S.C.R. 140](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/o-m-cherian-tflankachan-v-state-of-kerala-ors-29397) — cited by 1 · names the section 4 times, first at printed page 6 - [STATE OF KARNATAKA v. MURALIDHAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-karnataka-v-muralidhar-25685) — [2009] 4 S.C.R. 400 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 1 - [THE STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUDUKOTTAI, TAMILNADU v. A. PARTHIBAN](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-rep-by-inspector-of-police-pudukottai-tamilnadu-v-a-parthiban-21754) — [2006] Supp. 7 S.C.R. 35 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 7 - [STATE OF BIHAR v. MURAD ALI KHAN, FARUKH SALAUDDIN & VIKRAM SINGH](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-bihar-v-murad-ali-khan-farukh-salauddin-vikram-singh-10127) — [1988] Supp. 3 S.C.R. 455 · cited by 1 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 3 - [Hem Raj v. The State of Himachal Pradesh](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/hem-raj-v-the-state-of-himachal-pradesh-39374) — 2026 INSC 332 · names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [The State (NCT) of Delhi v. Khimji Bhai Jadeja](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/the-state-nct-of-delhi-v-khimji-bhai-jadeja-39038) — 2026 INSC 25 · names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [2025 INSC 392](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/raju-nirpendra-singh-v-the-state-of-madhya-pradesh-38299) — names the section once, first at printed page 7 - [P. Manikandan v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Ors](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/p-manikandan-v-central-bureau-of-investigation-and-ors-37401) — 2024 INSC 1007 · names the section 2 times, first at printed page 8 - [(2019) 1 ILRA 416](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/gyanendra-singh-raja-singh-v-state-of-u-p-44482) — names the section 2 times, first at printed page 2 - [Mahendra v. State of U.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/mahendra-v-state-of-u-p-44787) — (2019) 2 ILRA 478 · names the section once, first at printed page 15 - [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 15 - [SANAULLAH KHAN v. STATE OF BIHAR](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sanaullah-khan-v-state-of-bihar-28858) — [2013] 1 S.C.R. 1079 · names the section once, first at printed page 17 - [Sushil Kumar Budhiya / v. Sushil Kumar Singh & others](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/sushil-kumar-budhiya-v-sushil-kumar-singh-others-41020) — (2008) 1 ILRA 232 · names the section once, first at printed page 3 - [CHAT AR SINGH v. STATE OF M.P](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/chat-ar-singh-v-state-of-m-p-21976) — [2006] Supp. 9 S.C.R. 369 · names the section once, first at printed page 4 - [[2003] 1 S.C.R. 38](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/state-of-rajasthan-v-1-hat-singh-and-ors-18883) — names the section 3 times, first at printed page 2 - [ROSHAN LAL & ORS v. STATE OF PUNJAB](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/roshan-lal-ors-v-state-of-punjab-3410) — [1965] 2 S.C.R. 316 · names the section once, first at printed page 12 - [[1959] 1 S.C.R. 1162](https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/supreme-court-of-india/sit-ll-ram-goel-v-the-municipal-boap-d-kanpur-bhagwali-august-z9-1461) — names the section once, first at printed page 5 ## Elsewhere - [Every section of The Indian Penal Code, 1860](https://unisonlegal.in/browse/acts/ipc)