Criminal law

Practice Areas

The practice is confined to criminal law in the courts of Delhi. The pages below explain the law and procedure in each area under the new criminal laws (BNS, BNSS and BSA), with the previously applicable IPC and CrPC provisions noted for reference.

Anticipatory Bail

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.

Regular Bail

Regular 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.

Default Bail

Default 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.

Quashing of FIR

Quashing 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.

Cheque Bounce (Section 138 NI Act)

A 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.

Cheating and Fraud

Cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery and related offences under the BNS (formerly IPC), including matters investigated by the Economic Offences Wing.

Criminal Appeals and Revisions

Appeals against conviction and acquittal, suspension of sentence and revision petitions before Delhi Sessions Courts and the Delhi High Court.

After an FIR / Police Notice

If an FIR has been registered against you or you have a police notice, do not ignore it and do not go to the police station unprepared: get the FIR copy, read what offence is alleged, and speak to a criminal lawyer before you appear. What you do in the first 24 hours decides whether you face arrest, a notice, or neither.

498A & Dowry Cases

A 498A case (now Section 85 BNS, cruelty by a husband or his relatives) is cognizable and non-bailable, so the first step is to get the complaint or FIR, check whether arrest is a real risk, and decide between a notice reply and anticipatory bail before anyone appears at the police station. No lawyer can promise bail, but early preparation matters.

Cyber Crime & Online Fraud

If you are accused in a cyber crime or online fraud case in Delhi, do not ignore the police notice or a frozen bank account: collect the papers, avoid statements without advice, and decide between a notice reply, anticipatory bail and bail. If you are a victim, report on 1930 and cybercrime.gov.in at once. No lawyer can promise an outcome.

Anticipatory Bail in 498A Cases

If you, your parents or siblings are named in a dowry-cruelty complaint or FIR, you can apply for anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS before arrest. Section 85 BNS (formerly Section 498A IPC) is non-bailable, so act at the complaint or notice stage, not after the police arrive.

Frozen Bank Account (Cyber)

If your bank says your account is frozen on the instructions of a cyber police station, find out which police station and complaint caused it, give the investigating officer an explanation of the credit with documents, and if that does not work, apply to the Magistrate who has jurisdiction for release of the account or of the amount not in dispute.

NDPS Commercial Quantity Bail

Bail in an NDPS case involving a commercial quantity is possible, but only if the court records reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and is not likely to commit an offence on bail. These twin conditions in Section 37 of the NDPS Act are strict, so the bail case is built on the recovery, the weight, the sampling and the length of custody.

NDPS Lawyer

If you or a family member is arrested or summoned in a drug case in Delhi, call a criminal lawyer at once: an NDPS case turns on the quantity, the search, the sampling and the first statement, and the earliest hours decide how much can still be corrected. No lawyer can promise bail, but a prepared application is the best start.

Criminal Lawyer Noida

A criminal case registered at a Noida or Greater Noida police station is heard in the district courts of Gautam Buddh Nagar at Surajpur, with the Allahabad High Court above them. Our advocates appear there from our Delhi office at INA Colony; we do not have an office in Noida. Call, send the FIR on WhatsApp, and the first steps (bail, notice reply, anticipatory bail) begin the same day.

Criminal Lawyer Gurugram

A criminal case registered at a Gurugram police station is heard in the Gurugram district courts, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh above them. Our advocates appear there from our Delhi office at INA Colony; we do not have an office in Gurugram. Call, send the FIR on WhatsApp, and the first steps (bail, notice reply, anticipatory bail) begin the same day.

Criminal Lawyer Faridabad

A criminal case registered at a Faridabad police station is heard in the Faridabad district courts, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh above them. Our advocates appear there from our Delhi office at INA Colony; we do not have an office in Faridabad. Call, send the FIR on WhatsApp, and the first steps (bail, notice reply, anticipatory bail) begin the same day.

Criminal Lawyer Ghaziabad

A criminal case registered at a Ghaziabad police station is heard in the Ghaziabad district courts, with the Allahabad High Court above them. Our advocates appear there from our Delhi office at INA Colony; we do not have an office in Ghaziabad. Call, send the FIR on WhatsApp, and the first steps (bail, notice reply, anticipatory bail) begin the same day.

POCSO Bail and Defence

Bail in a POCSO case is decided by the Special Court on the nature of the allegation, the evidence collected, the proof of age and the risk to the child and witnesses. There is no blanket bar on bail under the POCSO Act, but the court will hear the child's side before deciding, so the application has to be precise and respectful from the first line.

Criminal Lawyer Near Me

If you are searching for a "criminal lawyer near me" in Delhi, the office you are looking for is one criminal-only practice at Kashmiri Market, INA Colony, New Delhi, whose phone and WhatsApp are answered 24x7 for arrests and whose advocates appear in the Delhi High Court and all eight district court complexes. Call or send the FIR on WhatsApp, and the first legal steps begin at once.

False Promise of Marriage (s.69 BNS)

Section 69 BNS punishes sexual intercourse obtained by deceitful means or by a promise to marry made with no intention of keeping it, with up to ten years' imprisonment. The defence turns on one question: was the promise false from the start, or was it a genuine relationship that ended? That distinction decides anticipatory bail and, in clear cases, quashing.

Domestic Violence (Accused Side)

A domestic violence complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 can bring ex-parte interim orders within weeks, before you have been heard. The Act is a civil remedy, but a breach of its orders is a criminal offence. The accused side responds by appearing early, asking for notice on every application, and testing each allegation against the record.

Bail Documents Checklist

For bail in Delhi you need the FIR or arrest details, identity and address proof of the accused, and identity, address and property or income proof of a surety. Having these ready on day one often decides whether release happens the same evening or days later. The list below is what Delhi courts usually ask for.

Murder Case Bail (s.103 BNS)

Bail in a murder case under Section 103 BNS is decided by the Sessions Court or the High Court under Section 483 BNSS, not by the Magistrate. It is hard but not impossible: courts weigh the evidence against the particular accused, parity with co-accused already on bail, the time spent in custody and how far the trial has progressed.

Attempt to Murder Bail (s.109 BNS)

Bail in an attempt to murder case turns on intention, read from the injuries recorded in the medico-legal report (MLC), the weapon, the part of the body hit and how the incident began. Where those facts point to a quarrel and simple or grievous hurt rather than an intention to kill, courts grant bail more readily and the charge itself may later be reduced.

Hit and Run (s.106 BNS)

A driver involved in a fatal accident in Delhi is usually booked under Section 106(1) BNS, causing death by a rash or negligent act, which is bailable and punishable with up to five years. The stricter hit-and-run clause in Section 106(2), with up to ten years for escaping without reporting, had not been brought into force as of mid-2026, so check the current position before relying on any account of it.

Sextortion and Blackmail

If someone is threatening to share an intimate video, photo or recorded video call unless you pay, do not pay and do not delete anything. Stop replying, save the chats, numbers and payment requests, report the threat, and get the content taken down. Sextortion is extortion under Section 308 BNS and an offence under the IT Act, and paying almost always leads to more demands.