Criminal Litigation Drafting

CRIMINAL LITIGATION DRAFTING

Note - We will soon start the Criminal Litigation Drafting series. It contains 31 modules divided into 8 Parts. We will update one by one module.

PART A – GENERAL DRAFTING

(1) General Drafting in day-to-day Court Proceedings (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 1)

1. Application for exemption from personal appearance

2. Application for Adjournment

3. General Application –

    Example - Application for putting facts on record

4. Application for certified copies

5. Application for Certified Copies – Third Party Affidavit

6. Application of Service of Petition/ Application to Other Party

7. Affidavit of Service

8. Application for taking the matter on today’s Board

9. Purshis


(2) Drafting of Applications to Police and Jail Authorities (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 2)

Police Authorities

1. Complaint to Police

2. Letter to Police

Jail Authorities

1. Application to Jail Authorities for obtaining signature on Vakalatnama


(3) Drafting of Notices in Criminal Matters (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 3)

1. Notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act


(4) General Drafts accompanied with Petitions/Application (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 4)

1. Index Memo

2. List of Documents

3. Address Memo

4. Format of Citations

5. Verification

6. Affidavit

7. Vakalatnama -

    High Court

    Session Court Mumbai

    MM Court Mumbai

    Session Courts other than Mumbai District


PART B – TRIAL COURT DRAFTING I - COMPLAINT


(5) Drafting of Complaint (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 5)

1. Private Complaint

    Example - Complaint for offences of Criminal Defamation

2. Complaint under section 175 (3) of BNSS (S. 156 (3) of CrPC)

3. Misc. Application in Complaint Case –

    Application for setting aside an order of process issued against the accused


PART C – TRIAL COURT DRAFTING II – BAIL


(6) Drafting of Anticipatory Bail Application (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 6)

1. Anticipatory Bail Application Before Session Court u/s 482 BNSS (S. 438 of BNSS)

2. Interim Application for interim order in ABA

3. Transit Anticipatory Bail Application


(7) Drafting of Bail Application (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 7)

1. Regular Bail Application before Magistrate Court u/s 480 BNSS (S. 437 of CrPC)

2. Regular Bail Application before Session Court u/s 483 BNSS (S. 439 of CrPC)

3. Default Bail Application u/s 187(3) BNSS (S. 167(2) of CrPC)


(8) Drafting of Misc. Application in Bail Application (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 8)

1. Intervention Application

2. Application for modification of Condition of Bail

3. Application for seeking time to furnish surety

4. Application for Cash Bail in lieu of Surety

5. Application for Cancellation of Bail

6. Application for Discharge of Surety u/s 489 BNSS (S. 444 of CrPC)


PART D – TRIAL COURT DRAFTING III – APPEAL AND REVISION


(9) Drafting of Criminal Appeal (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 9)

1. Criminal Appeal

2. Misc. Application

a. Application for Suspension of Sentence

b. Application for Bail in Appeal

c. Application for Condonation of Delay in Appeal

(10) Drafting of Criminal Revision Application (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 10)


PART E – TRIAL COURT DRAFTING IV – MISC. APPLICATIONS


(11) Drafting of Protest Petition (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 11)


(12) Drafting of Warrant Application (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 12)

1. Misc. Application for Issuance of Warrant against the accused

2. Misc. Application for Cancellation of Warrant

3. Misc. Application for issuance of Production Warrant


(13) Drafting of Discharge Application (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 13)

1. Discharge Application u/s 250 BNSS (S. 227 of CrPC)

2. Discharge Application u/s 262 BNSS (S. 239 of CrPC)


(14) Drafting of Application for Compounding of offences u/s 359 of BNSS (S. 320 of CrPC) (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 14)


(15) Drafting of Application for Return of Property (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 15)


(16) Drafting of Transfer Petition (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 16)


(17) Drafting of Application for permission to travel abroad (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 17)


(18) Drafting of Misc. Applications under BNSS (CrPC) Part I (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 18)

1. Application for denial of admission of exhibited documents

2. Application for de-exhibiting documents

3. Application for objecting admission of documents

4. Application for setting aside no cross order

5. Application for substitution of complainant authorised representative

(19) Drafting of Misc. Applications under BNSS (CrPC) Part II (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 19)

1. Application summons to produce documents u/s 94 of BNSS (S. 91 of CrPC)

2. Application to furnish documents to accused u/s 230 of BNSS (S. 207 of CrPC)

3. Application for adding additional charges u/s 239 of BNSS (S. 216 of CrPC)

4. Application for clubbing into one trial u/s 242 of BNSS (S. 219 of CrPC) 

5. Application for call upon to deny or admit the genuineness of document u/s 330 of BNSS (S. 294 of CrPC)

6. Application for recall of witness u/s 348 of BNSS (S. 311 of CrPC)

7. Application to add the name of the accused as co-accused u/s 358 of BNSS (S. 319 of CrPC) 

8. Application for Judgment u/s 392 of BNSS (S. 353 of CrPC)

9. Application u/s 432 of BNSS (S. 391 of CrPC) 


PART F – TRIAL COURT DRAFTING V– WRITTEN ARGUMENTS

(20) Drafting of Written Arguments (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 20)


PART G – HIGH COURT DRAFTING


(21) Drafting of Praecipe High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 21)


(22) Drafting of Anticipatory Bail Application High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 22)

1. Anticipatory Bail Application Before Session Court u/s 482 of BNSS (S. 438 of CrPC)

2. Transit Anticipatory Bail Application


(23) Drafting of Bail Application High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 23)


(24) Drafting of Misc. Application in Bail Application High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 24)

1. Miscellaneous Application –

a. Intervention Application

b. Application for modification of Condition of Bail

c. Application for Cancellation of Bail


(25) Drafting of Criminal Appeal High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 25)

a. Drafting of Criminal Appeal to the High Court

b. Application for Suspension of Sentence

c. Application for Bail in Appeal


(26) Drafting of Criminal Revision Application High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 26)


(27) Drafting of Criminal Writ Petition High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 27)

Example - Seeking Direction for registration of FIR


(28) Drafting of Quashing Petition High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 28)


(29) Drafting Transfer Petition High Court (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING29)


PART H – DRAFTING OF COMPLAINT U/S 138 OF NIA & PWDVA

(30) Complaint u/s 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 30)

1. Application

2. Verification Statement

3. List of Documents

4. Affidavit in support of Complaint

5. Affidavit Examination-in-Chief

6. Consent Terms

7. Reply of Respondent/Accused

Misc. Application

1. Section 143A Application for Interim Compensation

2. Application for Condonation of Delay


(31) Complaint under Domestic Violence Act (CRIMINAL LIT DRAFTING 31)

1. Application u/s 12 of PWDVA

2. Application u/s 23 of PWDVA

3. Affidavit of Income and Expenditure Statement

4. Reply of Respondent/Accused

5. Misc. Application for Alteration/Modification of Interim Order

6. Appeal u/s 29 of PWDVA