Criminal litigation at Afentis Legal covers the defence and prosecution of offences from the stage of investigation through trial and appeal, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and the special statutes that displace or supplement them. The practice serves individuals, corporate accused, and complainants who require rigorous procedural defence and command of evidentiary standards. The firm’s trial lawyers have conducted proceedings in matters involving financial crime, bank fraud, and offences investigated by specialised agencies.
The firm treats criminal defence as a discipline of procedure and proof. Custody, bail, framing of charge, admissibility of evidence, and the burden borne by the prosecution are addressed with attention to the record rather than rhetoric. The objective at every stage is to hold the prosecution to its statutory obligations and to protect the accused’s liberty and reputation through precise, timely intervention.
Service Spectrum
- Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS and regular bail under Sections 480 and 483 BNSS
- Quashing petitions under Section 528 BNSS (formerly Section 482 CrPC) before the High Courts
- Representation at the investigation stage, including responses to summons and protection against arrest
- Defence at framing of charge, trial, and cross-examination before Sessions and Magisterial Courts
- Discharge applications and challenges to cognizance and process
- Criminal appeals, revisions, and reference proceedings
- Complaint drafting and private prosecution under the BNSS
- Special Leave Petitions in criminal matters before the Supreme Court