State Of Kerala vs Suni @ Sunil

insc-2025-1260 Supreme Court of India 28 October 2025 • 22 min read

6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Practice Areas

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 CrPC by the very same Act Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 Indian Penal Code, 1860 Kerala Police Act, 2011

Judges (2)

Sanjay Kumar Delivered Satish Chandra Sharma Coram

Parties (2)

State of Kerala Appellant Suni @ Sunil Respondent

Case Significance

State Of Kerala vs Suni @ Sunil is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 28, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1260). The State of Kerala challenged the High Court's interpretation of Section 195A IPC regarding threatening a person to give false evidence. The Supreme Court held the interpretations of the Kerala and Karnataka High Courts were erroneous and clarified the proper construction of the offence provision. The bench comprised Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma. The judgment was delivered by Justice Sanjay Kumar.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 6 case citations.

Summary

The State of Kerala challenged the High Court's interpretation of Section 195A IPC regarding threatening a person to give false evidence. The Supreme Court held the interpretations of the Kerala and Karnataka High Courts were erroneous and clarified the proper construction of the offence provision.