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Dear Sir,
There are judgments for and against such concept. The magistrates may accept your chief examination in writing or reject the same and direct you to submit your chief examination directly. Just obey the orders or if aggrieved you may approach High Court.

Dear Client,
Unauthorisedly occupying someone’s land or property with the wrong intention is considered an illegal encroachment and criminal trespass triable under Section 441 of IPC(Section 329 of BNS) once an FIR/ complaint is lodged by the aggrieved party in the police station or the jurisdictional court. If a person is found guilty of illegal encroachment and criminal trespass, he may be fined and imprisoned for up to 3 months. Apart from this, you can file a civil suit for a declaration a

Dear Client,
Admission of guilt and payment of fines does not exonerate a person from criminal charges leveled against him, rather admission of guilt proves the charges and convicted for fines. If the accused pleads guilty the Judge shall record the plea and may, in his discretion convict him thereon. As per Section 253(2) of Cr. PC states that the Magistrate may, in his discretion, convict the accused in his absence, on his plea of guilty and sentence him to pay the fine specified in the summon

Dear Client,
To address a false FIR or false criminal proceedings if filed against any person, the aggrieved party can seek its quashing through a petition before the High Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973(now Sec.528 of BNSS). The Section 482 Cr. PC empowers the High Court to dismiss false FIR/criminal proceedings initiated under that FIR/complaint before the trial Court against a person. It is essential to prove before the court that the FIR/complaint or criminal

Dear Client,
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) came into force on 1st July, 2024, replacing the Indian Penal Code,1860 and Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 respectively. Questions have arisen regarding whether these new laws apply to offences committed before their effective date of July 1, 2024, and how they impact ongoing proceedings. The Hon'ble Division Bench of Allahabad High Court in the matter of Deepu and Anr. v. State Of U.P . held that while

Dear Client,
In this context, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Investigation and Prosecution of victims of rape/sexual assault circulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India may be referred wherein it is stated that 1) The victim of such crime should be treated with honor and sensitivity. The officer interacting with her (the victim) should be extremely courteous. No indecent questions should be put to the victim. Care should be taken to protect dignity and prevent embarrassin

Dear Client,
Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 prescribe penalties or punishments for giving or taking dowry by either party in a marriage and are enacted to protect women who face the evil of dowry demand. As per Section 3(1) of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, if any person, after the commencement of this Act, gives or takes or abets the giving or taking of dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years, and with fine which

Dear Client,
When information regarding a cognizable offence is provided to the police by the victim of such offence, the police must have it written down and subsequently orally communicate the same to the victim. It is required to be signed by the informant, who is then entitled to receive a copy of the same, i.e. the FIR (Section 154(1) & (2) of CrPC). In a situation wherein the recording of such information is refused by the police, the right to dispatch a written post, addressed to the con

Dear Client,
In the given scenario, first, block the contact of your gf and serving a legal notice to her, lodge an FIR for blackmailing and criminal intimidation against her at the local police station under Sections 308 and 351(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS). If required, hire an Advocate to navigate the issue in the right way.

Dear Sir,
It is beyond the knowledge of your father about the love affair of that guy. If any complaint is lodged then your father may approach High Court and get a stay and ultimately such complaints may be quashed.