Criminal Lawyer
Representation for a person under investigation or facing trial, from the investigation stage through to appeal.
Criminal Lawyers in Lucknow
Assistance for persons accused of an offence and for persons who have been wronged and need a complaint properly set in motion.
Criminal Law
About this area of practice
Criminal matters move faster than civil ones at the start and much of what determines their course happens in the first days: whether an FIR is registered and in what terms, whether an arrest is made, and whether bail is applied for and where. Advice taken early is materially more useful than advice taken after those steps have already been fixed.
From 1 July 2024 the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Offences said to have been committed before that date continue to be governed by the earlier codes, so which set of provisions applies to your matter is one of the first things confirmed.
Services
Services in this area
Each page below deals with one service and the questions it raises.
Bail and Anticipatory Bail
Applications for release on bail, and for protection from arrest in anticipation of it.
FIR Quashing
Petitions asking the High Court to bring an FIR or a criminal proceeding to an end before it runs its full course.
Criminal Complaints
For the person who has been wronged: getting a complaint properly recorded and pursuing it once it is.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Preserve everything — messages, call records, correspondence, and any document showing where you were and what actually happened. Take advice before responding. Depending on the facts, an application for anticipatory bail or a representation to the police may be appropriate, and the choice between them is not obvious without the papers.
You are entitled to consult a legal practitioner, and there are safeguards around arrest and custody that exist precisely because that stage is difficult to undo later. Whether an advocate accompanies you and what is said depends on the situation, but advice before you attend is almost always worth taking.
Some offences are compoundable, meaning the law permits a compromise, often with the court's permission. Many are not. Whether a settlement can bring your matter to an end depends on the offences alleged, and it should be confirmed rather than assumed on the strength of what is said informally.
Release from custody on conditions, usually including sureties and an undertaking to attend. It is not an acquittal and it does not end the case; the trial continues. Breaching bail conditions can result in it being cancelled.
The practice
Advocates
Each advocate of the firm is enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh and holds a Certificate of Practice.
Advocate Mohammad Kamran
- 10+ Years of Legal Experience
- Enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
- Certificate of Practice holder
Advocate Hamid Razzaq
- 15+ Years of Legal Experience
- Enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
- Certificate of Practice holder
Advocate Mohd. Mateen
- 20+ Years of Legal Experience
- Enrolled with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh
- Certificate of Practice holder
Where the firm works
Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh Coverage
The firm's office is in Lucknow. Matters arising in other districts of Uttar Pradesh are conducted from Lucknow before the court, tribunal or authority that has jurisdiction over them. There is no branch office elsewhere. Which forum will hear a particular matter depends on its subject, its value and where the cause of action arose, and is confirmed before anything is filed.
This page is general information about an area of practice. It is not legal advice, and it is not an advertisement or a solicitation of work. Reading it creates no advocate–client relationship.
Procedures, limitation periods, court fees, stamp duty and government charges change, and what applies depends on the facts of the particular matter. Nothing here should be acted on without advice on your own documents, and no outcome is promised or predicted.
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