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Each guide names the law that applies, the court in Ghaziabad that hears it, and the papers you will need. Filter by subject.
BNSS 35, 478-483 / CrPC 41, 436-439
Criminal cases and bail
FIR, Section 35(3) notice, bail ladder, quashing, old vs new law.
BNSS 480, 482, 187(3) / CrPC 437, 438, 167(2)
Bail and anticipatory bail
Regular, anticipatory and default bail in the Ghaziabad courts.
BNSS 106 / CrPC 102
Frozen bank account (cyber)
Why the account was frozen and how release is sought.
BNS 63-72 / IPC 375-376E
Sexual offence cases
Procedure, victim rights and defence in Ghaziabad.
Area
Criminal cases from Vaishali
Which police station and court, and Delhi Police FIRs.
Area
Criminal cases from Indirapuram
Indirapuram police station, the CJM and bail at RDC.
Area
Criminal cases from Sahibabad
Sahibabad, Link Road and Shalimar Garden police stations.
Area
Criminal cases from Crossings Republik
Crossing Republic police station and ACJM 2.
Area
Criminal cases from Loni
Five police stations, three magistrate courts.
Area
Criminal cases from Modinagar
Modinagar and Muradnagar police stations, the Gram Nyayalaya.
HMA 13, 13B
Divorce lawyer in Ghaziabad
Mutual consent, contested divorce, maintenance and custody.
HMA 13B
Mutual consent divorce
The 13B petition, the two motions and the six-month wait.
HMA 19
NRI contested divorce
Jurisdiction, service abroad, custody and maintenance.
PoA, VC
Cases for Indians abroad
Handling a Ghaziabad case from outside India.
NI Act 138, 142, 143A
Cheque bounce (Section 138)
The 30-day notice, the 15-day window and the complaint.
CPA 2019
Consumer complaints
Consumer commissions, limits and the complaint itself.
CPC O.39
Property disputes
Title checks, GPA properties, injunctions and suits.
GDA, CPC
GDA property disputes
Allotment, possession and GDA records.
Official list, Oct 2026
Ghaziabad District Court guide
Where each court sits, case status, cause lists.
Checklists
Documents to bring
Checklists by case type: bail, divorce, cheque bounce, property.
Court-fees Act Sch. I
Court fee calculator
Estimate ad valorem court fee for a suit in UP.
NI Act 138, 142
Section 138 deadline calculator
Notice, payment and complaint dates from two dates.
BNSS 478-483 / CrPC 436-439
Bail route finder
Which bail, under which section, in which court first.
RDC Raj Nagar
Chamber 817 at RDC
How to reach the chamber inside the court complex.
BCI rules
Choosing a lawyer in Ghaziabad
What to check before you engage an advocate.
Guide
How to choose a lawyer
Questions to ask at the first meeting.
NI Act 138, 139
Cheque bounce notice: the 15-day reply
What the notice must contain, counting the 15 days, pay or reply, and the defences to keep alive.
NI Act 138, 142
Missed cheque bounce deadlines
The 30-day notice window, the one-month complaint window, condonation, and summons for the drawer.
NI Act 143A, 148
Section 143A interim compensation
The 20% order at the plea, the 60-day payment, recovery as fine, refund on acquittal, Section 148.
NI Act 138, 145, 147
Cheque bounce case timeline
Complaint, summons, bail, plea, interim compensation, evidence, judgment and compounding at RDC.
BNSS trial
How a criminal trial runs at RDC
FIR, charge sheet, charge, evidence, the accused's statement, judgment and appeal.
BCI Rule 36
Choosing a criminal lawyer
Questions to ask at the first meeting, and the red flags that say leave.
BNSS 144 / CrPC 125, HMA 24-25
Maintenance under Section 144 BNSS (old Section 125 CrPC)
Interim maintenance, the Rajnesh affidavit, HMA 24 and 25, DV Act overlap, both sides.
BNSS 482 / CrPC 438
Anticipatory bail, Section 482 BNSS (old Section 438 CrPC)
The application at the Sessions Court, Ghaziabad: grounds, conditions, how long it lasts.
BNS 85 / IPC 498A
498A (now Section 85 BNS): the first 48 hours
Threat of arrest in a dowry or cruelty case: what the family does in the first two days.
BNSS 35(3) / CrPC 41A
Police calling before the FIR
The Section 35(3) notice, appearing with counsel, the Mahila Thana counselling stage.
BNSS 106, 482 / CrPC 102, 438
Cyber FIR and frozen account
Bail when a cyber complaint froze the account and the FIR is in another state.
BNSS 58, 480, 483 / CrPC 57, 437, 439
Urgent bail hearing
Same-day listing at RDC: the 24-hour production, mention, sureties and the release order.
BNSS 528 / CrPC 482
Quashing on compromise
How the Allahabad High Court closes a settled Ghaziabad case under Gian Singh.
BNS 85 / IPC 498A, BNSS 528 / CrPC 482
498A (now Section 85 BNS) quashing after settlement
MoU, 13B first motion, wife affidavit, connected cases, then the Allahabad petition.
BNSS 482, 528 / CrPC 438, 482
Stay of arrest in a quashing petition
Interim orders after Neeharika, and the parallel anticipatory bail route at Ghaziabad.
HMA 13B(2)
Cooling-off period waiver
The four Amardeep Singh conditions, and why the Ghaziabad Family Court seldom waives the wait.
HMA 13B
Mutual divorce fees: what is covered
What a fixed-fee 13B engagement covers, what adds work, what is paid separately.
HMA 13, 13B
Mutual or contested divorce
Section 13B against Section 13: what each needs, how long each runs, how each ends.
HMA 19, 13B
NRI mutual consent divorce
Jurisdiction, the Special Power of Attorney and statements by video in Ghaziabad.
HMA 13B
Documents for a 13B petition
Every paper a 13B petition needs, what the court does with it, and the substitutes.
HMA 13B(2)
First and second motion
Filing, first motion statements, mediation, the wait, second motion and the decree.
HMA, SMA, DMMA
Divorce in India
Which Act applies, mutual or contested, the process, time, cost, money, children and foreign decrees.
HMA 13, SMA 27
Grounds for divorce in India
Every ground under the Hindu, Special Marriage, Christian, Parsi and Muslim laws, and how each is proved.
HMA 13, CPC O.IX R.13
One-sided divorce in India
Divorce without consent: the contested process, ex parte decrees, time, and defending a petition.
HMA 24-27, DV Act 17
A wife's rights in divorce
Property, maintenance and alimony, the matrimonial home, stridhan, custody and free legal aid.
DMMA 1939, 2019 Act
Muslim divorce in India
Talaq and the 2019 Act, khula, mubarat, the 1939 Act, iddat, mehr and maintenance.
BNSS 528 / CrPC 482, Art. 226
FIR quashing at the High Court
When the Allahabad High Court quashes a Ghaziabad FIR, charge sheet or summons.