Overview
Physical violence and threats are crimes even without serious injury. Voluntarily causing hurt (BNS 115) and grievous hurt (BNS 117) cover assaults; criminal intimidation (BNS 351, old 506 IPC) covers threats to person, property, or reputation intended to cause alarm. A prompt medico-legal certificate (MLC) and FIR make these cases; delay is what defeats them. We also defend those falsely implicated in exaggerated assault complaints.
Key Provisions — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023
- BNS Section 115 — voluntarily causing hurt; Section 117 — grievous hurt (fractures, disfigurement) with higher punishment.
- BNS Section 351 — criminal intimidation: threats intended to cause alarm, including through calls and messages.
- The MLC from a government hospital is the medical backbone of an assault prosecution.
- Compensation to victims can be ordered alongside punishment.
What You Can Get
How We Handle It
MLC & FIR
Medical examination and an FIR with the correct hurt/intimidation sections.
Witness & CCTV
Statements and footage preserved before they disappear.
Investigation & Charges
We push for a proper chargesheet — not a watered-down NCR.
Trial / Settlement
Prosecution through trial, or compounding where the law allows and you wish.
Frequently Asked Questions
The police recorded only an NCR, not an FIR — is that right?
For cognizable hurt offences an FIR is required. We escalate NCR-downgrading through the SP and Magistrate routes.
Threats came by phone and WhatsApp — do they count?
Yes — criminal intimidation covers threats through any medium. Preserve the recordings and messages.
Legal Connect connects you with independent criminal advocates; we are not a law firm and this page is general information, not legal advice. In an urgent arrest situation, call us directly on +91 22 6555 3444.