Quiet, careful counsel when liberty is at stake.

For someone named in an FIR, or already in custody, bail is the first and most pressing question. We read the FIR and whatever record is available, give a realistic view of whether an application is justified, and prepare it with the material the court will want to see. Families are kept informed, with the client's consent.

How an FIR is registered and what it says can shape the whole case. Accused persons need to know what the report means for them and what their rights are during investigation. Complainants need to record accurate information through lawful channels. Sutra Law advises both, and says so candidly when the underlying dispute is really a civil one.

If an FIR discloses no offence even on its own terms, or is a civil dispute dressed up as a crime, the High Court may quash it. This is an exceptional remedy and courts grant it sparingly. We therefore study the facts carefully first, and file a petition only where the legal grounds are clear and the record supports them.

At trial the prosecution must prove its case, and careful preparation is how its weaknesses come to light. We go through the challan, the statements and any forensic material, plan the defence around the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order 1984, and appear at each hearing. Clients, and family members they choose to include, receive regular and honest updates.

An allegation of fraud, forgery or criminal breach of trust can damage a person's career and a company's standing in the same week. Directors and businesses facing such allegations need advice that reads the accounts as closely as the law. We review the financial and documentary record in depth and coordinate the defence with any civil or regulatory exposure running alongside.

A notice from the Federal Investigation Agency calls for a measured response, especially where the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 is involved. The first thing to establish is whether there is an inquiry or a registered case. We then advise on what the client must and need not do, prepare any written reply, and represent them before the agency and the courts.

Where a genuine offence has gone uninvestigated, a private complaint before a magistrate or the competent court is a lawful alternative to police action. We first check the facts against the ingredients of the offence. Where they fit, we prepare the complaint with evidence and witnesses. If the grievance is really civil, we say so and suggest the better route.

Convictions can be appealed, unjustified acquittals can be challenged, and some interim orders are open to revision. On appeal the work is a fresh reading of the whole trial record, looking for misread evidence and legal error. Sutra Law presents those points concisely and, where a sentence is running, applies for its suspension pending the hearing.

When a company suspects staff fraud, the first few days matter. Decisions about evidence and reporting made then will affect every remedy that follows. We help management run a structured internal inquiry, secure records properly and weigh criminal, civil and employment routes, while keeping the process proportionate, confidential and fair to the people under suspicion.