India has a well-established statutory, administrative and judicial framework for criminal trials. Indian Penal laws are primarily governed by 3 Acts:-

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• The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.)

• The Indian Penal Code, 1960 (IPC)...

We at Legal Defenders, specialize at handling the most complex Criminal Appeals / Revision Petitions before the appellate courts. If you want to challenge an order of conviction or acquittal or order of sentence or any other order appealable or otherwise; and looking for a competent lawyer...

A Petition for quashing the FIR and all related proceedings against the accused can be filed before a High Court under section 482 Cr.P.C. An FIR can be caused by the High Court if the court is satisfied that the accused is falsely implicated or the FIR is bogus or frivolous or the criminal law...

High Court has inherent powers under section 482 Cr.P.C. to deal with any proceedings in order to make the two ends of justice meet. Under this section, a High Court has the power to quash any FIR or to pass any other order giving any directions to any court under its jurisdiction...

A regular bail is generally granted to a person who has been arrested or is in police custody. A bail application can be filed for the regular bail under section 437 and 439 of Cr.P.C. If you want to file a petition under section 437/ 439 Cr.P.C. seeking the grant of regular bail or looking to oppose a petition...

Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, lays down the law on anticipatory bail. Sub-section (1) of the provision reads: “When any person has reason to believe that he may be arrested on an accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence, he may apply to the...

Suspension of sentence is dealt in Chapter 32 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. Suspension of sentence means cancellation of imposition of the sentence after plea of guilty or conviction for a period which is determinate and reasonable or during the pendency of...

Section 304-B IPC deals with Dowry death/ murder. If any married woman dies unnaturally within 7 years of the marriage, a criminal case is generally registered against her husband and in-laws. Section 306 IPC deals with suicide cases, Section 406 IPC deals criminal breach of trust, Section 498-A IPC was...

Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is one of the most invoked and discussed provisions of the code. This code provides that any person who has sufficient means to maintain himself cannot deny the maintenance to the wife, children, and parents if they are not able to maintain themselves...

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is a law meant for providing various reliefs to women facing domestic violence. Under the law, any women (married or in a live-in relationship) can apply for reliefs in the nature of protection order, residence order, compensation...

These kind of cases are dealt under The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Section 138 NI Act cases are filed when a cheque is issued in discharge or a legal liability. However, if the said cheque upon presentation is dis-honoured, an affected party has the legal remedy to approach the courts...

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, commonly referred to as the NDPS Act, is an Act of the Parliament of India that prohibits a person the production/ manufacturing/ cultivation, possession, sale, purchasing, transport, storage, and/or consumption of any narcotic...

To deal with child sexual abuse cases, the Government has brought in a special law, namely, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The POCSO Act, 2012 is a comprehensive law to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual assault, sexual...

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