Anticipatory Bail Under Section 482 BNSS: How to Protect Yourself Before Arrest
Fear arrest in an FIR? How anticipatory bail works under Section 482 BNSS, where to apply in Ghaziabad or Delhi, conditions courts impose and documents needed.
धारा 69 BNS: शादी का झूठा वादा कब अपराध है, और कब सिर्फ़ टूटा हुआ रिश्ता?
धारा 69 BNS शादी के हर टूटे वादे को अपराध नहीं बनाती। जानिए सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की कसौटी, सज़ा, IPC से अंतर और झूठी FIR रद्द कराने का रास्ता।
Gave a Friendly Loan and the Cheque Bounced? Supreme Court’s New Rules on Section 138 NI Act (2025)
Does lending money in cash to a friend or relative, and later suffering a bounced cheque, put you at a disadvantage in court? No — the Supreme Court has now made it explicit: once the accused admits signing the cheque, the law presumes it was issued to repay a real debt, cash or otherwise, and
Paying the Victim Doesn’t Close Your FIR, Here’s is the Law
The myth that costs people their peace of mind: “I paid him back, so the police case is finished.” No. Paying or settling with a complainant does not automatically close a criminal FIR. This is one of the most expensive misunderstandings in Indian criminal practice. Every month, people hand over money believing the case will
Section 69 BNS: When Does a “False Promise of Marriage” Become a Crime and When Is It Just a Failed Relationship?
A relationship ends. Feelings turn bitter. And then, months or even years later, a First Information Report arrives recasting what was once a consensual relationship as a criminal deception. This is one of the most common patterns I encounter in criminal practice, and it sits at the heart of Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Circumstances under which the New Criminal Law (BNS, BNSS) would not apply
The new criminal law — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) — does not apply retrospectively to every criminal matter; several categories of cases begun under the old Cr.P.C. and IPC continue to be governed by that earlier law. The recent transition from the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.) to
When Not to File Criminal Charges: Understanding Cheating /Fraud (Section 420 of IPC now 318 of BNS) Vs. Criminal Breach of Trust (Section 406 of IPC now 316 of BNS)
Knowing the difference between cheating vs criminal breach of trust is essential before deciding which criminal charge to file. The two offences under the IPC (now the BNS) rest on very different facts and carry different consequences for a wrongly filed complaint. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) now known as The BNS is a cornerstone
Service of Legal Notice via electronic mode i.e. WhatsApp and E-mail etc valid or not?
Serving a legal notice via WhatsApp or e-mail is now recognised as valid service by Indian courts, provided delivery and receipt can be shown, marking a major shift away from slower physical modes of service. Historically, serving notices involved physical delivery—an approach fraught with delays and opportunities for evasion. However, recent advancements in technology, combined
20-Year Legal Battle: Victory Against the Lawyers Who Extorted
This is a true story that’s very close to my heart. It’s a story of relentless determination, the pursuit of justice, and the triumph of right over wrong. This is me and my family story. It is related to a case which I won against the two lawyers who extorted money from my father back
Criminal Profiling is a scientific method of creating data base of offenders
What Is Criminal Profiling? Criminal profiling is a scientific, evidence-based method used by investigators to build a data-driven picture of an unknown offender’s likely characteristics from crime scene evidence and behavioural patterns. Criminal Profiling is one of the investigation tool which is used by the investigation team to find out the perpetrator of crime. Today
- 1
- 2
