Civil and criminal law are two distinct legal entities with different laws and punishments. Cases of burglary, assault, battery, and murder are criminal law examples. In cases of negligence or malpractice, for example, civil law applies. In civil law, a case begins when one party files a complaint against another party, an individual, an organisation, a company, or a corporation. The complaining party is known as the plaintiff, the responding party is known as the defendant, and the process is known as litigation. In civil litigation, the plaintiff asks the Court to order the defendant to right a wrong, often in the form of monetary compensation.

In contrast, in criminal law, the case is filed against a defendant by the Government, also known as the State and represented by a prosecutor. Individuals may report crimes, but only the Government may file criminal charges in Court. Crimes are activities that are punishable by the Government and are classified into two broad categories based on severity: felonies, which are punishable by more than one year in prison, and misdemeanors, which are punishable by one year or less in jail. Punishment is one of the most noticeable differences between civil and criminal law. In criminal law, a person found guilty is punished by imprisonment, a fine, or, in some cases, the death penalty. In civil law, the losing party must reimburse the plaintiff for the amount of loss determined by the judge, known as punitive damage. Criminal proceedings are more severe than civil proceedings because criminal defendants have more rights and protections than civil defendants. In criminal law, the burden of proof falls on the Government to prove that the defendant is guilty.

Civil law, on the other hand, is concerned with private disputes between individuals, individuals, organisations, or organisations. Civil law is concerned with the harm, loss, or injury suffered by one party or the other. In a civil case, the defendant is either found liable or not liable for damages, whereas in a criminal case, the defendant is either found guilty or not guilty.

The critical service offered by the Firm (Civil law)

• Accident Claims before MACT

• Any other petitions are permissible by the code of civil procedure, 1908.

• Commercial Court drafting and pleadings

• Petition for custody of children, wards, appointments of gradians etc.

• Petition for obtaining probate/letter of administration/succession certificate;

• Petition related to election disputes;

• Petitions before C.A.T. under Service Laws,

• Petitions before SEBI/FERA/MRTP board/tribunals etc.;

• Petitions under the child and wards act, guardianship act;

• Pre-litigation notice under the Commercial Court’s Act

• Recovery of Debts Due to financial institutions before D.R.T.s.

• Revision, Review, Appeal, Special Leave to Appeal etc.

• Suit for the declaration;

• Suit for partition of movable or immovable properties;

• Suit for permanent/mandatory/temporary injunctions;

• Suit for recovery of money, estate, property (Movable or immovable), debts, dues etc.

• Suit for specific performances of contacts or agreements;

• Suits under Hindu succession and Indian Succession Act;

• Writs petitions before High Courts and Supreme Courts; 

The critical service offered by the Firm (Criminal law)

• Anticipatory Bail

• Appeal in High Court and Supreme Court

• Arms act, 1959

• Cheque bounce/Dishonour of cheques

• Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act

• Contempt of Courts Act, 1971

• Criminal Appeal

• Criminal Proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881

• Criminal Revision

• Drafting and Filing of Complaints before the Police or Magistrate/Court

• Electricity Theft under Electricity Act, 2003

• Foreign Exchange

• Management Act, 1999

• Filing of First Information Reports (F.I.R.s)

• Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956

• Juvenile Justice Act, 2000

• Maintenance Claims under Section 125 of Cr.P.C., 1973

• Misappropriation and Siphoning of Funds

• Narcotics & Drug violations barred by the Narcotics, Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

• Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

• Prevention of Money Laundering Act;

• Quashing of F.I.R.s and Criminal Complaints under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure

• SEBI Act, 1992

• Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act, 1976