Areas of practice

• Regular & anticipatory bailApplications before the Sessions Court and the High Court under Sections 480, 482 and 483 BNSS.
• FIRs and complaintsDrafting complaints, registration of FIRs, and applications to the Magistrate under Section 175(3) BNSS.
• Quashing petitionsPetitions before the High Court under Section 528 BNSS, including quashing on settlement.
• Trial defenceRepresentation through charge, evidence and final arguments before the trial court.
• Matrimonial offencesCases of cruelty (Sections 85–86 BNS), dowry demands, and recovery of stridhan (Section 316 BNS).
• Offences against women & childrenRepresentation of complainants and accused in proceedings concerning offences against women and children.

Laws most often involved

• BNS 2023 Sec. 85, 86, 316
• BNSS 2023 Sec. 175(3), 480, 482, 483, 528
• Dowry Prohibition Act 1961

• Divorce by mutual consentPetitions under Section 13-B of the Hindu Marriage Act and Section 28 of the Special Marriage Act, including applications to waive the six-month cooling-off period.
• Contested divorcePetitions and defence on grounds of cruelty, desertion and other grounds under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act.
• MaintenanceClaims and defence for interim and permanent maintenance under Section 144 BNSS and Sections 24–25 of the Hindu Marriage Act, and execution of maintenance orders.
• Domestic violenceApplications for protection, residence and monetary relief under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
• Child custody & guardianshipCustody, visitation and guardianship under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.
• Mediation & settlementRepresentation in court-annexed mediation and family counselling, and drafting of settlement terms and legal notices.

Laws most often involved

• HMA 1955 Sec. 9, 13, 13-B, 24
• SMA 1954 Sec. 28
• BNSS Sec. 144
• DV Act 2005
• GWA 1890
• HMGA 1956

• Partition & joint propertySuits for partition of ancestral and jointly owned property, and settlement of shares between family members.
• Wills & successionDrafting and registration of wills, probate and letters of administration under the Indian Succession Act, 1925.
• Gift, sale & family settlement deedsDrafting and registration of gift deeds, sale deeds and family settlements.
• Due diligence before purchaseChecking title and approvals before a client buys a flat or plot.
• Injunctions & recoverySuits for injunction under the Specific Relief Act, 1963, and summary suits for recovery of money.
• Execution of decreesProceedings to enforce decrees and orders already obtained.

Laws most often involved

• CPC 1908
• Indian Succession Act 1925
• Specific Relief Act 1963
• Transfer of Property Act 1882
• Registration Act 1908

• Cyber cell complaintsComplaints concerning online fraud, impersonation and morphed or defamatory content, under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the BNS.
• DefamationNotices and complaints for defamation, including content shared on social media (Section 356 BNS).
• Consumer commissionsComplaints and execution proceedings before District, State and National Consumer Commissions under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
• Legal noticesDrafting and replying to legal notices before litigation begins.

Laws most often involved

• IT Act 2000
• BNS 2023 Sec. 356
• Consumer Protection Act 2019