Defence from the first notice through to judgment, and beyond it if the finding does not survive scrutiny.
How a criminal case runs
- FIR — the allegation is recorded and the sections are chosen. Those sections decide whether the offence is bailable and which court will try it.
- Investigation — statements, seizures, custody. Anticipatory bail belongs here.
- Chargesheet or closure — filed within 60 or 90 days where the accused is in custody, failing which default bail is a right.
- Charge or discharge — the first real chance to end the case. Many files that eventually collapse could have been stopped here.
- Evidence and cross-examination — where cases are actually won.
- Statement of the accused, defence evidence, final arguments.
- Judgment — and appeal or revision where it is warranted.
Areas covered
- Offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita — hurt, assault, criminal intimidation, cheating, forgery
- NDPS matters, where commercial quantity changes the bail standard entirely
- Arms Act cases
- Murder and attempt matters before the Sessions Court
- Appeals, revisions and quashing petitions in the High Court
The new codes
FIRs registered on or after 1 July 2024 fall under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. Older matters continue under the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act. Which regime governs your FIR is the first thing checked, because the numbering, the time limits and the procedure all differ.
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