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Criminal Advocate Delhi
Looking for the best criminal lawyer in Delhi? Criminal Advocate Delhi handles bail, anticipatory bail, FIR and police-notice matters, cheque bounce and summons in every Delhi court, and our number, +91 97181 81919, is answered 24×7 when someone has been arrested.
Our office: 19, Kashmiri Market, INA Colony (Aviation Colony), New Delhi, Delhi 110023Directions and office details
Practice
Criminal law only
Courts
Delhi High Court and the district courts of Delhi
Law
BNS, BNSS and BSA — which replaced the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act in 2024
Office
INA Colony, New Delhi
Criminal matters, every tier
The best criminal lawyer in Delhi is the one who reaches your case in time, knows the court it will be heard in, and tells you the truth about your options. A criminal case is decided in its first days: whether you are arrested, whether bail is granted, what the first order says. Choosing a criminal lawyer near you is therefore less about advertising and more about method, speed and focus on criminal law alone.
Criminal Advocate Delhi is a team of advocates who do only criminal work, in the Delhi High Court and the district courts. This page explains how a criminal case moves, which court hears which matter, what to do in the first hour after an arrest, and how we approach a case. It is general information and not legal advice for your facts.
Our office is at 19, Kashmiri Market, INA Colony (Aviation Colony), New Delhi 110023, close to the INA metro station and AIIMS. If you are searching for a criminal lawyer near me or a criminal defence lawyer near me, the practical test is whether the lawyer can be at the police station or the court that has your matter. Our advocates appear at Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Saket, Rohini, Dwarka, Karkardooma, Rouse Avenue and the Delhi High Court, and in matters from Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. We do not have offices in those cities; we travel to the court where your case is pending.
If you are served a notice instead of being arrested, read what a notice under Section 35 BNSS means before you go to the police station.
Bail is the most urgent work in criminal law, and the route depends on where the case stands. Our advocates deal with each of these every week:
No lawyer can promise bail, because the court decides. What a good bail lawyer does is prepare the application on facts, anticipate the prosecution's objections and be ready to argue it on the first listing.
Our method is simple and it is the reason clients call us first. We take the facts in a short call, tell you the court and the realistic options, and then prepare in writing: a chronology, the documents that matter and the legal grounds. We keep you informed before and after every hearing, and we tell you plainly when a case is difficult. We do not guarantee results, and we do not quote success rates.
The law applied is current law: the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA), in force from 1 July 2024. Old IPC and CrPC section numbers are shown in brackets only where people still use them.
What this practice is
No claims are made here that cannot be checked. These are the plain facts of the practice.
Statutory references on this site are to the BNS, BNSS and BSA, in force from 1 July 2024, with the old IPC and CrPC numbers shown in brackets. Nothing on this site promises an outcome, and no result is ever guaranteed.
Areas of practice
Anticipatory bail is pre-arrest bail under Section 482 BNSS (formerly Section 438 CrPC). If you fear arrest in a Delhi NCR FIR, a complaint or after a police notice, call now: the first hours decide which court is approached and how.
Read moreRegular bail is bail after arrest, under Sections 478–483 BNSS (formerly Sections 436–439 CrPC). If someone has been arrested in Delhi NCR, call now: the first production before the Magistrate is where the bail strategy begins.
Read moreDefault bail (also called statutory bail) is the right to be released if the police do not file the charge-sheet within 60 or 90 days of your remand, under Section 187 BNSS (formerly Section 167(2) CrPC). If the days are running out, call now: the application must be made at the right moment.
Read moreQuashing of an FIR is a petition to the Delhi High Court under Section 528 BNSS (formerly Section 482 CrPC) asking it to end a criminal case that is false, civil in nature, settled or an abuse of process. If an FIR has been registered against you, call now: what you do in the first days decides whether quashing is realistic.
Read moreA bounced cheque becomes a criminal case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 only if the payee follows a strict timeline: notice within 30 days of the bank memo, 15 days for the drawer to pay, then a complaint within one month. Whether you are the payee or the drawer, call now: the dates decide the case.
Read moreCheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery and related offences under the BNS (formerly IPC), including matters investigated by the Economic Offences Wing.
Read moreAppeals against conviction and acquittal, suspension of sentence and revision petitions before Delhi Sessions Courts and the Delhi High Court.
Read moreGeneral information
A case usually begins with an FIR under Section 173 BNSS (formerly Section 154 CrPC) or a complaint before a Magistrate.
The police investigate, may issue a notice under Section 35(3) BNSS (formerly Section 41A CrPC), and may arrest where the law permits.
Anticipatory bail before arrest, or regular bail after arrest, is sought before the Sessions Court or the Delhi High Court.
After the charge-sheet, the court frames charges and the trial proceeds with evidence under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
Judgments and orders can be challenged in appeal or revision before the Sessions Court or the Delhi High Court.
Courts
Insights
20 September 2026
How Section 187 BNSS (formerly Section 167 CrPC) governs remand, the 15-day police custody cap and default bail after 60 or 90 days. Call +91 97181 81919.
Read article10 September 2026
What a Section 35(3) BNSS notice of appearance (formerly Section 41A CrPC) is, what you must do, when arrest can still follow, and first steps in Delhi.
Read article1 September 2026
An overview of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, which replaced the IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act.
Read articleFAQ
No honest ranking of lawyers exists, so the useful question is who is best for your case. Look for a team that practises only criminal law, appears regularly in the court where your matter lies, explains the process plainly and answers the phone at night. Criminal Advocate Delhi works on exactly that basis, and no lawyer can promise an outcome.
Search by the court your matter belongs to rather than by distance alone, because the police station decides the court. Our office is at 19, Kashmiri Market, INA Colony (Aviation Colony), New Delhi 110023, and our advocates appear in all Delhi court complexes. Call or WhatsApp +91 97181 81919 and we will tell you the right court and the next step.
Call a criminal lawyer immediately and ask the police for the arrest memo, the grounds of arrest and the FIR number. The person arrested must be produced before a Magistrate within 24 hours, and a relative must be informed of the arrest. Do not sign blank papers, and do not let anyone give a statement on your behalf without advice.
Yes, it can be sought if there is a real, specific apprehension of arrest, even before an FIR is registered. Anticipatory bail is dealt with under Section 482 BNSS (formerly Section 438 CrPC) and is heard by the Sessions Court or the Delhi High Court. A vague fear is not enough; the application should state the facts that make arrest likely.
Anticipatory bail is sought before arrest, and regular bail is sought after arrest. Anticipatory bail falls under Section 482 BNSS and regular bail under Sections 480 and 483 BNSS (formerly Sections 437 and 439 CrPC). The right choice depends on whether you have already been taken into custody.
The court is decided by where the police station or the alleged offence is located. Delhi has court complexes at Tis Hazari, Patiala House, Saket, Rohini, Dwarka, Karkardooma and Rouse Avenue, besides the Delhi High Court. Tell us the police station and FIR number and we will confirm the court.
Sometimes, but nobody can promise it. In bailable offences bail is a matter of right and can be granted at the police station or by the Magistrate. In non-bailable offences the court decides after hearing both sides, which may take a day or longer.
Default bail is the right to be released if the police do not file the charge-sheet within 60 or 90 days of custody, depending on the offence. It is provided in Section 187 BNSS (formerly Section 167(2) CrPC). The accused must apply for it before the charge-sheet is filed.
Do not ignore it, and do not go to the police station without advice. A notice under Section 35 BNSS (formerly Section 41A CrPC) asks you to appear or to join the investigation, and complying with it is usually a condition of avoiding arrest. Show us the notice and we will tell you what to carry and what to expect.
An FIR can be quashed by the Delhi High Court in a proper case under Section 528 BNSS (formerly Section 482 CrPC). It is usually done where the allegations disclose no offence, or where a genuine settlement has been reached in a matter that the law allows to be compounded. Each case turns on its facts.
Send a legal demand notice to the drawer within 30 days of receiving the bank's return memo. If the drawer does not pay within 15 days of the notice, a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can be filed. The complaint lies where the payee's bank branch is located, and a cheque is valid for 3 months.
Yes, our advocates appear in matters arising in Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. Our office is in Delhi, and we travel to the court where your case is pending. Call +91 97181 81919 to discuss the court and date.
Our number, +91 97181 81919, is kept for urgent arrest matters at all hours, on call and on WhatsApp. If a call is not picked up at once, send a WhatsApp message with the police station and FIR number and we will respond as soon as possible.
No. No lawyer can promise bail or any outcome, because the decision rests with the court. What we can promise is careful preparation, honest advice about the realistic options and prompt attention to your matter.
Office
19, Kashmiri Market, INA Colony (Aviation Colony), New Delhi, Delhi 110023
Nearest Metro: INA metro station (AIIMS nearby). Phone and WhatsApp answered 24 hours, every day, for arrest and custody matters.
Criminal matters, every tier