Criminal Law and Bail: blogs and guides
20 guides on criminal law and bail, written for people dealing with the problem now.
What to Do When an FIR Is Registered Against You in Delhi
The first steps after learning of an FIR in Delhi: getting the copy, reading the sections, judging arrest risk, anticipatory bail and what to avoid.
How to Get Anticipatory Bail in Delhi Under Section 482 BNSS
Step by step: where to file anticipatory bail in Delhi, what to attach, how the hearing runs, what courts weigh and the conditions that usually follow.
Default Bail When Police Fail to File the Chargesheet in Time
How default bail under Section 187(3) BNSS works: the 60 and 90 day limits, counting the days, applying before the chargesheet and special-law extensions.
Police Notice Under Section 35 BNSS: Must You Go, and What Happens There
Received a Section 35 BNSS notice from the police? Whether you must appear, how to ask for another date, what happens at the station and when arrest is still possible.
Can an FIR Be Quashed After a Compromise? Section 528 BNSS Explained
When a High Court will quash an FIR after the parties settle, which offences qualify, what the settlement must say and how the petition runs in Delhi.
Facing a Cruelty Case Under Section 85 BNS: Options for the Husband's Family
What the husband and his relatives can do when a wife files a cruelty complaint under Section 85 BNS: arrest risk, CAW Cell, anticipatory bail, quashing and settlement.
Zero FIR and e-FIR Under the New Criminal Laws: How to File and Follow Up
How to lodge a zero FIR at any police station or an e-FIR online under Section 173 BNSS, the three-day signing rule, transfer, and how to track progress.
Police Refusing to Register Your FIR? Remedies Under Sections 173 and 175(3) BNSS
What to do when the police will not register your FIR: the written complaint to the DCP under Section 173(4), the magistrate under Section 175(3), and other routes.
How to Change or Relax Bail Conditions in Delhi Courts
How to ask a Delhi court to relax, change or remove a bail condition: which court to approach, what to file, what courts accept and what they refuse.
When Can Bail Be Cancelled? Grounds and How to Oppose It
The grounds on which courts cancel bail under the BNSS, who can apply, how the hearing runs in Delhi, and how an accused can answer a cancellation application.
Chargesheet Filed: What Happens Next in a Criminal Case
What a chargesheet under section 193 BNSS means, whether you will be arrested, how to get a copy, and each stage from cognizance to charge and trial in Delhi courts.
Discharge Application: Ending a Criminal Case Before Trial
How a discharge application under sections 250 and 262 BNSS works: the 60-day window, the test courts apply, and what to do if it is rejected.
Criminal Appeal or Revision: Which Remedy Fits Your Order
How to tell whether a criminal court order needs an appeal or a revision under the BNSS, which court hears it, and the time limits that apply.
Release of Undertrial Prisoners Under Section 479 BNSS
Who qualifies for release under section 479 BNSS, how to count one-half or one-third of the maximum sentence, the exclusions, and how to apply.
Old IPC Case or New BNS Case: Which Law Applies to Your FIR
How the date of the offence and the date of the FIR decide whether the IPC or BNS, and the CrPC or BNSS, governs your criminal case.
Your Rights on Arrest in Delhi: Grounds, Lawyer, Medical Check and 24 Hours
What the police must do when they arrest someone in Delhi: written grounds, informing family, access to a lawyer, medical check and production within 24 hours.
Bail in NDPS Small and Intermediate Quantity Cases
How bail works when the drug seized is a small or intermediate quantity under the NDPS Act: who grants it, what courts weigh, and the papers you need.
Commercial Quantity NDPS Bail and the Section 37 Test
What section 37 of the NDPS Act demands before bail in a commercial quantity case, the three routes that actually work, and how to prepare the application.
Criminal Defamation Under Section 356 BNS: Filing and Defending
How a criminal defamation complaint under section 356 BNS is filed before a magistrate, the exceptions that protect the accused, time limits, quashing and settlement.
How to Find Out If a Look Out Circular Is Open Against You
No public database lists Look Out Circulars. The lawful ways to find out whether one is open against you before reaching the airport, and what to do next.