Civil & Property Law
Property Mutation in Uttar Pradesh: How to Apply for Dakhil-Kharij
How to apply for property mutation (dakhil-kharij) in UP — Tehsil or municipal body, documents required, and what mutation does and does not prove.
Articles
Notes on how criminal, matrimonial and civil/property matters actually work in Uttar Pradesh — the change from the IPC and CrPC to the BNS and BNSS, bail and anticipatory bail procedure, maintenance, and the revenue-court jurisdiction that decides where many UP property disputes must be filed. These are general explanations, not legal advice.
Civil & Property Law
How to Get a Succession Certificate in India
How to apply for a succession certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925: jurisdiction, petition, notice period, fees, and what it covers.
Matrimonial & Family Law
Interim Maintenance under Section 24 HMA: What Either Spouse Can Claim During Divorce
Interim maintenance under Section 24 HMA: who can apply, how the court sets the amount, enforcement, and the difference from BNSS 144 maintenance.
Criminal Defence
Bail in NDPS Cases in Uttar Pradesh
Bail in NDPS cases: how Section 37 raises the bar for commercial-quantity offences, how the Sessions Court applies it, and what Section 50 means for defence.
Criminal Defence
Cognizable vs Non-Cognizable Offences in India — BNSS Guide
What cognizable and non-cognizable offences mean under BNSS: whether police can arrest without a warrant, must register an FIR, and what an NCR is.
Criminal Defence
What to Do When Police Refuse to Register an FIR
Police refusing your FIR? Written SP complaint under BNSS 173(4), magistrate direction under BNSS 175(3), and Zero FIR explained for UP.
Civil & Property Law
Partition Suits in India: Preliminary Decree, Final Decree and Property Division
How a partition suit works in India: preliminary and final decree under CPC Order XX Rule 18, daughters' rights under HSA 2005, and UP's agricultural land rule.
Matrimonial & Family Law
Remedies Under the Domestic Violence Act: Protection, Residence and Monetary Relief
The PWDVA 2005 gives four remedies: protection, residence, monetary relief and custody orders. How each works before a Magistrate in Uttar Pradesh.
Criminal Defence
What to Do if You or a Family Member Is Arrested in India
What to do when someone is arrested: rights under the Constitution and BNSS, the 24-hour rule, bail options at every stage, and when anticipatory bail applies.
Criminal Defence
Are WhatsApp Messages Valid Evidence in Indian Courts?
WhatsApp messages are admissible under Section 63 BSA (formerly 65B IEA). Covers the certificate requirement, who signs it, and what happens without one.
Civil & Property Law
Revenue Court or Civil Court in Uttar Pradesh — Which Court Handles Your Dispute?
How to decide whether your land or property dispute in UP goes to the revenue court or the civil court: jurisdiction, appeal paths, and the Section 331 bar.
Matrimonial & Family Law
Who Gets Child Custody After Divorce in India: Law, Courts and Process
Who gets child custody after divorce in India, how courts decide under the Guardians and Wards Act, what the welfare principle means, and documents needed.
Civil & Property Law
Cheque Bounce under Section 138 NI Act: Procedure and Time Limits
Section 138 NI Act cheque bounce: the three-stage process, mandatory notice period and deadlines, jurisdiction, documents, and what to expect at court.
Matrimonial & Family Law
Mutual Consent Divorce in Uttar Pradesh: Procedure, Timeline and the Six-Month Waiver
How mutual consent divorce works in UP under Section 13B HMA: one-year separation, six-month cooling-off period, the waiver, and Family Court procedure.
Criminal Defence
Anticipatory Bail in Uttar Pradesh under Section 482 BNSS
How anticipatory bail works in UP under Section 482 BNSS: who can apply, which court, what the court weighs, documents needed, and options if refused.
Criminal Defence
How Bail Works at Bareilly District Court: A Practical Guide
The bail process at Bareilly Kacheri: bailable versus non-bailable offences, which court to approach, what to bring, sureties, conditions and default bail.
Criminal Defence
How an FIR Is Quashed: Section 528 BNSS Explained
When the High Court will quash an FIR under Section 528 BNSS, the Bhajan Lal categories, quashing on compromise, and what the petition needs to contain.
Criminal Defence
IPC to BNS: Section Mapping for the Offences You Are Most Likely to Meet
A working table mapping Indian Penal Code sections to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and CrPC to BNSS, with the rule on which law applies to your case.
Matrimonial & Family Law
Maintenance under Section 144 BNSS: Who Can Claim and How Much
Maintenance under Section 144 BNSS, formerly CrPC 125: who may claim, how the amount is fixed, interim maintenance, enforcement, and parallel remedies.
Civil & Property Law
Checking Title Before Buying Property in Uttar Pradesh
What to verify before buying property in UP: the thirty-year chain of title, khatauni and revenue records, encumbrances, and the civil-versus-revenue question.
Matrimonial & Family Law
Section 498A Is Now BNS 85 and 86: What Changed and What Did Not
Cruelty to a married woman is now BNS Sections 85 and 86. What carried over from 498A IPC, the Arnesh Kumar safeguards, and how these cases are defended.