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Plain-language guides to your rights, drafting notes for junior advocates, and what changed under BNS, BNSS and BSA. The first guides publish with the beta; join the waitlist to get them first.
Your rights on arrest, in plain language
Grounds of arrest, a lawyer of your choice, and production before a magistrate within 24 hours.
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What is a Zero FIR, and when can you file one?
You can report a cognizable offence at any police station, wherever it happened.
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Free legal aid: who qualifies, where to go
Women, children, people in custody and many others are entitled to free legal aid by law.
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Calling 15100: what the helpline does
A free national helpline that connects you to legal aid and your nearest legal services authority.
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Consumer complaints: know your forum
District, State or National Commission: where your complaint goes depends on its value.
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Your data rights under the DPDP Act
India's data protection law gives you rights over how your personal data is used.
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Regular bail under BNSS s. 480
Section 480 replaced CrPC s. 437. The grounds read familiar, but your citation must change.
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Drafting anticipatory bail under s. 482
Formerly s. 438. What the court weighs, and the averments a strong application can't skip.
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The Section 138 notice, step by step
Thirty days to send it after the cheque bounces, fifteen days for the drawer to pay.
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Why courts return filings
Missing enclosures, the wrong court fee, an unsigned vakalatnama: small defects that cost a hearing.
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Cease and desist basics
Name the right, the breach and the demand clearly. A vague notice is an easy one to ignore.
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IPC to BNS: the sections you cite most
Murder was s. 302 IPC; it is now s. 103 BNS. Old numbers in a new draft are an easy slip.
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CrPC to BNSS: a junior's quick reference
The procedure code was renumbered on 1 July 2024, and most familiar provisions moved.
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The Evidence Act is now the BSA
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam replaced the 1872 Act, with new rules for electronic records.
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Old codes or new: which applies?
Cases begun before 1 July 2024 may still run under the old codes. Check the dates first.
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Citation errors in junior drafts
Repealed sections, wrong years and judgments that don't exist. Small errors, real cost.
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