Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha of Shahabad (now Bhojpur), Bengal Presidency (1 February 1899 – 12 November 1986) was the 6th Chief Justice of India (1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964).

Sinha served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India from 1 October 1959 to 31 January 1964.

Over the course of his Supreme Court tenure, Sinha authored 137 judgments and sat on 684 benches.

[1] Sinha was born and brought up in a prominent upper caste Hindu Kshatriya Rajput family of Rajwada Gajiyapur Estate, Arrah (present Bhojpur) District.

[citation needed] A deeply religious man, following his retirement, Sinha led a quiet life mostly devoted to spiritual pursuits, though he did accept a number of private arbitration cases.