Legal Knowledge

Plain-English guides to Indian law

This library publishes educational explanations of Indian law and court procedure for public awareness. The detailed process guides currently live on the practice pages below; standalone articles are added regularly.

Urgent guides

• Legal notice received — how to reply — deadlines, what a reply must do, notice types
• Bank account frozen after a cyber complaint — the de-freeze process — tracing the freezing police station, representation, court routes
• An FIR has been registered against you — the first 48 hours — FIR copy, arrest safeguards (S.35 BNSS, Arnesh Kumar), anticipatory bail decision
• Fear of arrest — anticipatory bail, the urgent process — same-day filing, interim protection on first listing, documents checklist
• Your cheque bounced — recover the money (the 30-day clock) — notice, complaint at Sector 12, interim compensation, settlement
• 498A (Section 85 BNS) complaint — defence guide for the husband and family — arrest protection, anticipatory bail, quashing, settlement paths

Process guides available now

• "Best advocate in Delhi" — the honest answer — seven court complexes, near-me decoded, NCR reality
• "Best advocate in Supreme Court of India" — decoded — the AOR system, Senior Advocate designation, how an SLP team is assembled
• Advocate fees & litigation costs — the three layers explained — court fees vs expenses vs professional fees, stage-wise engagement, the searches this answers
• "Best lawyer" ki talaash — choosing an advocate the lawful way — the five objective tests, verification channels, red flags
• Delhi High Court advocate — verify & choose — Bar Council rolls, cause-list verification, what Senior Advocate designation means
• Police FIR nahi likh rahi — the escalation ladder — Zero-FIR, SP (S.173(4)), Magistrate (S.175(3) with affidavit)
• Zero FIR & e-FIR — Section 173 BNSS explained — file at any police station, the "0" transfer, 3-day e-FIR signature rule, Rupali Devi jurisdiction
• Police se notice aaya — S.35(3) vs S.179, kya karein — do's & don'ts, when anticipatory bail
• Rights on arrest & in police custody — the BNSS position — written grounds of arrest (Pankaj Bansal), 24-hour rule, S.35(3) notices, women's protections
• Parents' maintenance — Tribunal route & protecting the house — Senior Citizens Act, Section 23 gift-deed cancellation, S.144 BNSS
• Quashing a false FIR — Section 528 BNSS — Bhajan Lal grounds, compromise quashing, vague-allegation relatives
• Maintenance for wife, children & parents — how much, how it's decided — the 25% benchmark, Rajnesh affidavits, enforcement
• GPA vs sale deed — what actually transfers ownership — Suraj Lamp, Faridabad registration, mutation, pre-purchase checks
• How to file a consumer complaint — e-Daakhil, limits & reliefs — CPA 2019 forums, 2-year limitation, builder/insurance cases
• Road accident compensation — the MACT claim — DAR, S.166 vs S.164, the multiplier method
• Insurance claim rejected — the complete remedy map — S.45 three-year rule, Om Prakash delay doctrine, Ombudsman/Bima Bharosa, consumer forum
• How divorce works in Faridabad — Section 13B mutual consent, contested grounds, maintenance and custody
• Anticipatory and regular bail under the BNSS — Sections 480–483, the CrPC-to-BNSS map, Sessions Court process
• The Section 138 cheque bounce process — the 30-15-30 timeline, jurisdiction, defences and settlement
• Criminal cases under the new codes — BNS/BNSS/BSA, FIR to judgment, quashing at the P&H High Court
• Property disputes and injunctions — title, partition, possession, Order 39 CPC
• Consumer complaints under the 2019 Act — forums, limits, e-daakhil, appeals
• RERA remedies for homebuyers in Haryana — Section 18 refunds and delay interest
• Responding to cyber and UPI fraud — the 1930 golden hours, IT Act and BNS provisions

Mutual consent divorce — process, documents and timeline — S.13B, two motions, cooling-period waiver, settlement structuring

Protection petition for couples — the P&H High Court process — representation, documents, what the order does

Reference tables

• IPC → BNS section mapping — cross-reference of important offences to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
• CrPC → BNSS section mapping — bail, FIR, arrest, quashing and maintenance provisions

Courts

• District & Sessions Court, Faridabad — the Sector 12 complex and what sits there
• Punjab & Haryana High Court — bail, quashing, appeals, writs and protection petitions for Haryana matters
• Delhi District Courts — all seven complexes and what each handles
• High Court of Delhi — bail, quashing, writs, commercial and IP matters
• Supreme Court of India — SLP, transfer petitions and the AoR system

New guides are published regularly. All content is general legal information for public awareness — not legal advice.