Discipline 4
Bail, FIR quashing and defence through trial and appeal.
Handled By
Adv. Hemant Chaudhary
Fixed fee for opinions, notices and drafting; per-appearance or stage-wise fee for litigation, agreed in writing.
Enquire about thisOverview
Criminal matters are handled before the District & Sessions Courts and the Punjab & Haryana High Court, for the accused as well as complainants, across offences ranging from theft and cheating to more serious charges. Every matter starts with the FIR or complaint itself — read closely for what's alleged, what's missing, and what the law actually requires to be proven.
Where a matter is at the FIR or investigation stage, the priority is usually bail and protecting the client's position early. Where it's gone to trial, the focus shifts to evidence, cross-examination and building the defence point by point.
Bail applications, FIR quashing, anticipatory bail, trial defence and criminal appeals — handled with urgency and discretion.
What's Handled
Regular and anticipatory bail applications before the Sessions Court and High Court, including urgent hearings.
Petitions to quash an FIR where it discloses no offence, or where the dispute is genuinely civil in nature.
Representation through trial — cross-examination, evidence and arguments — in matters including theft, cheating, forgery and offences against the person.
Appeals against conviction or sentence, and revisions against orders passed by the trial court.
How The Matter Runs
The FIR, arrest memo or summons is reviewed immediately — timing matters more here than almost anywhere else.
An application for bail or anticipatory bail is prepared and moved on an urgent basis, where required.
The investigation is tracked, and petitions — quashing, discharge, or otherwise — are filed where the facts support them.
Evidence, cross-examination and arguments are conducted through trial, and carried to appeal where needed.
Before You Meet
A focused first meeting is a fast one — and in criminal matters, often the most urgent one. Bring whatever's available; waiting to gather everything first can cost valuable time.
Recognise Any Of This?
Most people don't arrive with a legal category in mind — they arrive with a situation. A few that come up often:
An FIR has just been registered, and there's a real risk of arrest before anything can be prepared.
A dispute that's really about money or property has ended up as a criminal complaint — cheating, breach of trust, or similar.
Someone is named in an FIR but hasn't actually been questioned or arrested yet, and isn't sure what to do.
A trial has been dragging on for years with no clear sense of where it stands.
A conviction has come through, and the window to appeal is closing fast.
A family member has been arrested, and urgent bail is needed before the next hearing.
Before You Ask
Where there's a real and specific apprehension of arrest, an application can usually be prepared and moved within a day or two. Genuine urgency is treated as urgency.
In some cases, yes — through a quashing petition before the High Court, typically where the FIR discloses no offence or the dispute has been settled between the parties. It depends heavily on the facts and the nature of the offence.
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