Criminal Defense

Criminal Defense

The law firm Padhy and Co. Advocates has extensive experience in representing clients in all type of Criminal matters at pan-India level, in all courts including Supreme Court of India, High Court of Chhattisgarh and District Courts, including Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur. The team comprises of efficient professionals, qualified advocates and experienced lawyers, who have excellent skills to handle cases of criminal and quasi criminal nature including defamation, white collar crimes, economic offences, insider trading, corporate frauds, market manipulation etc. The team is well equipped to handle critical aspects and consequences that form a part of criminal litigation. The team investigates all angles of a case and offer ideal solutions to ensure a fair trial. The firm offers following services in the field of criminal law:

We have been successfully handling various types of criminal matters for our various individual clients as well as for corporate clients especially in the following matters pertaining to:

a. Offences under Indian Penal Code:

·         Criminal Misappropriation of funds;

·         Criminal Breach of Trust and criminal conspiracy;

·         Forgery and mischief;

·         Offence related to marriage viz. (a) Offence unusable under Dowry Act (b) Domestic violence Act (c) 498A, 406 IPC etc.

·         Sexual offences;

·         Offences against the state;

·         Offence against the public tranquillity and public justice;

·         Offence related to weights and measure, public health, safety, decency and morals;

·         Offences affecting human body (viz. murder, suicide, dowry death, causing death by negligence, rape, kidnapping, unnatural sex etc);

·         Offence related to property, viz. theft, robbery, extortion, cheating, breach of trust, misappropriation of properties etc.

·         Other offences punishable under the Indian Penal Code;

b. Bail:

·         Regular Bail

·         Anticipatory Bail

·         Appeal in High Court of Chhattisgarh and Supreme Court

c. Fir and complaints:

·         Drafting and Filing of Complaints before the Police or Magistrate/Court

·         Filing of First Information Reports (FIRs)

·         Quashing of FIRs and Criminal Complaints under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

d. Appeal and revision:

·         Criminal Appeal

·         Criminal Revision

·         Appeal before the Hon’ble High Court of Chhattisgarh and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India

f. Offences under other criminal laws:

·         Prevention of Money Laundering Act;

·         Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

·         Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act

·         Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act, 1976

·         Juvenile Justice Act, 2000

·         Narcotics and Drug violations barred by the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

·         Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

·         Arms act, 1959

·         Electricity Theft under Electricity Act, 2003

·         Maintenance Claims under Section 125 of Cr.P.C., 1973

·         Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

g. Banks/financial institutions frauds:

·         Cheque bounce/Dishonour of cheques

·         Criminal Proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

·         Misappropriation and Siphoning of Funds

h. Economic offences:

·         SEBI Act, 1992

·         FEMA, 1999

·         Immigration Act

i. Cyber crimes:

·         Crimes under the Information Technology Act, 2000

·         Online Fraudulent Financial Transactions

·         Cyber Stalking