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In the realm of white-collar defense and criminal jurisprudence in India, one of the most recurring procedural hurdles faced by an accused - prior to any adjudication of guilt-concerns the curtailment of their right to hold a valid passport and travel abroad. While the judiciary rightly exercises vigilance to ensure that an undertrial does not flee the ends of justice, routine administrative and judicial curtailment of passport validity to short durations (such as one to thre

The question every settled matter produces A partnership dispute has been settled, the money has been paid, and the complainant has no interest in pursuing the case. A matrimonial matter has ended in a decree of divorce by mutual consent, with the entire alimony paid in one instalment. In both situations the parties assume the criminal case simply disappears. It does not. A first information report, once registered, is a matter between the State and the accused. The complaina

The advance that becomes a suit Almost every property litigation this office handles began with money paid before the papers were seen. The token was paid because the rate was good and somebody else was interested. The satakhat (સાટાખત, agreement to sell) was signed on a printed form. Four months later the buyer discovered that the land was navi sharat, or that a boja nondh in favour of a bank was sitting on the record, or that the seller was one of five heirs and the other f

No police officer in India can arrest you over a video call. What the "digital arrest" scam actually is, what the Supreme Court has directed in its suo motu proceedings, and what to do in the first hour after you have paid.