Sandstone Red • Personal & Family Law Division

Personal & Family Law

Empathetic counsel and resolute advocacy in delicate personal, matrimonial, and criminal defense matters.

Our Personal & Family Law division provides discrete, compassionate, and fierce representation across matrimonial dissolution, custody protection, bail & criminal defense, and ancestral property partition.

Practice Specializations

Select a practice area to review complete statutory context, trial expectations, procedural journey, and FAQs.

01Personal & Family Law

Divorce & Matrimonial Dispute Resolution

Strategic, confidential counsel for contested divorce, mutual consent dissolution, and financial settlement.

Core Services & Reliefs:

Mutual Consent Divorce Drafting & Cooling-Off Period Waiver Filings
Contested Divorce Litigation across Grounds of Cruelty, Desertion & Adultery
Interim and Permanent Alimony & Maintenance Petitions
Stridhan Recovery & Restitution of Conjugal Rights (Section 9 HMA)

Statutory Anchors

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Sections 13, 13B, 24, 25, 9) • Special Marriage Act, 1954

Jurisdictional Forums

Family Courts (Delhi, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh) • District & Sessions Courts

02Personal & Family Law

Child Custody & Guardianship Petitions

Safeguarding the paramount welfare of minors in custody, visitation, and cross-border parental disputes.

Core Services & Reliefs:

Permanent and Interim Physical Custody Petitions
Shared Parenting Plans & Weekend/Holiday Visitation Protocols
Habeas Corpus Writs for Unlawful Custody Deprivation
Interlocutory Applications for Child Travel Restrictions & Passport Surrender

Statutory Anchors

Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 (Sections 7, 9, 12, 25) • Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956

Jurisdictional Forums

Family Courts & District Courts • High Courts of Delhi & Madhya Pradesh

03Personal & Family Law

Criminal Defense & Anticipatory Bail

Emergency 24/7 legal defense, anticipatory bail, trial advocacy, and FIR quashing under BNSS & BNS.

Core Services & Reliefs:

Emergency Anticipatory Bail Filings before Sessions Courts and High Courts
Regular Bail Petitions & Statutory / Default Bail (Section 187 BNSS / 167 CrPC)
Quashing of False FIRs and Chargesheets before High Courts
Defense in Section 498A Dowry Allegations and Matrimonial Criminal Complaints

Statutory Anchors

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) / Indian Penal Code, 1860 • Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) / Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Jurisdictional Forums

Chief Judicial Magistrate & Sessions Courts (Bhopal & Delhi) • Special CBI & EOW Courts

04Personal & Family Law

Cheque Bounce & Section 138 NI Act

Expedited debt recovery, statutory demand notices, and defense under the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Core Services & Reliefs:

Issuance and Response to Statutory Legal Demand Notices within 30 Days
Filing Criminal Complaints under Section 138 before Judicial Magistrates
Interim Compensation Petitions under Section 143A NI Act (up to 20% of cheque amount)
Defense Advocacy Disproving Legally Enforceable Debt or Proving Security Cheque Misuse

Statutory Anchors

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Sections 138, 139, 141, 142, 143A, 148) • Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 / Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Jurisdictional Forums

Metropolitan Magistrate / Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) • Sessions Courts

05Personal & Family Law

Motor Accidents Claims Cases (MACC / MACT)

Claiming statutory compensation before Motor Accidents Claims Tribunals (MACT) and High Courts.

Core Services & Reliefs:

Filing Claim Petitions under Section 166 and Section 164 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
Fatal Road Accident Death Claims & Calculation of Multiplier-Based Dependency Loss
Permanent and Partial Disability Compensation & Loss of Future Earning Capacity
Comprehensive Medical Reimbursement, Hospitalisation Bills & Special Diet Claims

Statutory Anchors

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Sections 140, 163A, 164, 166, 168, 173) • Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019

Jurisdictional Forums

Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT) / District Courts Bhopal & MP • High Court of Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur, Indore & Gwalior Benches)

06Personal & Family Law

Court Marriage Registration & Protection Petitions

Safe, confidential registration under Special Marriage Act and High Court protection orders for inter-faith couples.

Core Services & Reliefs:

Solemnization & Legal Registration under Special Marriage Act, 1954
Urgent Police Protection Writs under Article 226 before High Courts
Immediate Restraining Orders against Familial Interference & Threat of Violence
Tatkal Marriage Certificate Issuance & Apostille Legalization for Foreign Visas

Statutory Anchors

Special Marriage Act, 1954 • Constitution of India (Articles 21 & 226)

Jurisdictional Forums

Marriage Officers / SDM Offices (Delhi & Bhopal) • High Court of Delhi & High Court of Madhya Pradesh

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Discrete, Empathetic & Resolute Legal Advocacy.

Family disputes and criminal defense require sensitive handling coupled with decisive courtroom strategy. Contact our chambers in New Delhi or Bhopal for confidential consultation.