Criminal Law

In general, the prohibitions contained in criminal offences are concerned with protecting the public at large and maintaining the accepted social norms. These norms can be concerned with the preservation of morality (such as the laws against obscenity and prostitution); protection of the person (eg, murder and assault offences); protection of property (eg, theft and fraud offences); preservation of the public order (eg, incitement to riot and causing disturbance); and preservation of the state (eg, treason offences).
The underlying premise as to the purpose of criminal law is that it is a means by which society reaffirms its values, denounces violators and attempts to prevent recurrence of the crime while attempting to reform the perpetrator. A change in societal norms also entails a concomitant change in the types of conduct society wishes to prohibit. Criminal law has also changed in response to technical advances, eg, recent amendments to the Criminal Code concerning theft of telecommunications, and credit card fraud and provisions regulating the use of wiretap surveillance.
The Firm has a dedicated team advising and assisting clients in matters involving exposure under criminal law provisions, including under provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Information Technology Act, Copyright Act, Trade Marks Act, Indecent Representation of Women Act, Public Gambling statutes, Drugs & Cosmetics Act, Legal Metrology Act, Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Prevention of Corruption Act, to name a few