Criminal Defence — Nagpur Sessions Court

The chamber takes briefs in trial and appellate criminal matters under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, before the Court of Sessions, Nagpur and the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench.

Controlling Statutes

BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023) & BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023)

Our Process

1. Intake conversation and conflict-check.
2. Reading of the FIR, panchanama, remand orders, and the prosecution material made available so far.
3. Procedural-grounds audit under BNSS s.35(3); identification of bail tracks (anticipatory under BNSS s.482, regular under BNSS s.483, default under BNSS s.187).
4. Drafting of pleadings, with neutral citations of the doctrinal anchors relied on.
5. Appearance at trial and, where applicable, in appellate proceedings before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench.

Doctrinal Anchors (Key Judgments)

• Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI ((2022) 10 SCC 51)
• Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar ((2014) 8 SCC 273)
• Pankaj Bansal v. Union of India (2023 SCC OnLine SC 1244)

Courts & Jurisdiction

• Court of the Sessions Judge, Nagpur
• Judicial Magistrate First Class, Nagpur
• Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench