Dwarka Court —
South-West Delhi Sessions

Dwarka Court Complex serves the South-West Delhi District. Jurisdiction includes police station areas covering Dwarka (all sectors), Janakpuri, Uttam Nagar, Vikaspuri, Bindapur, Najafgarh, Bharthal, Kapashera, Mahipalpur, IGI Airport area, Vasant Kunj South, Palam Vihar, and surrounding parts of South-West Delhi. The IGI Airport itself falls within Dwarka Court territorial jurisdiction — customs and NDPS matters arising at the airport are tried here in the first instance. Territorial jurisdiction is determined under Section 197 BNSS by the place where the offence was committed.

Dwarka Court Complex is at Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075 — adjacent to Dwarka Sector 10 Metro Station. The complex serves the South-West Delhi District, including the IGI Airport area. The complex was established to serve the rapidly-growing residential and commercial population of Dwarka and surrounding areas, and houses the District Sessions Court, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, multiple Metropolitan Magistrates, Civil Judges, and various specialised courts.

Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS for matters within the South-West Delhi District territorial jurisdiction is filed before the Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge at Dwarka. The application must establish reasonable apprehension of arrest based on tangible material — typically an FIR, a Section 179 BNSS notice, or other documentary basis. The Sushila Aggarwal Constitution Bench framework on duration applies. Drafting and filing typically takes 12 to 24 hours; mentioning slips for urgent same-day or next-day listing are entertained for cases with imminent apprehension.

IGI Airport falls within Dwarka Court territorial jurisdiction. Common matter types include customs offences under the Customs Act 1962, currency seizures and FEMA contraventions, NDPS Act matters where commercial-quantity arrests happen at the airport, smuggling and gold-cases, and impersonation / forgery cases under BNS provisions. The NDPS Special Court at Patiala House hears the substantive NDPS commercial-quantity matters; Dwarka handles other airport-jurisdiction matters at first instance. The Customs adjudication track operates parallel to the criminal track.

Section 138 NI Act cheque-bounce complaints within South-West Delhi territorial jurisdiction are filed before the Magistrate of First Class at Dwarka. Territorial jurisdiction follows the principles in Bhaskaran v. Sankaran (1999) 7 SCC 510 and the Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod (2014) framework, as modified by the 2015 amendment (Section 142(2) NI Act). Magistrate trials follow summary procedure under Sections 261 to 265 BNSS.

Yes. The firm regularly appears at Dwarka for sessions-court bail and trial defence, anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS, EOW matters within South-West Delhi, Section 138 NI Act prosecutions, IGI Airport-jurisdiction matters, and matters before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Metropolitan Magistrates. Engagement begins with a confidential consultation establishing the matter coordinates, the appropriate forum and procedure, and the timeline. Senior Partner Advocate Subodh Bajpai (LLM, MBA — XLRI Jamshedpur) leads the criminal practice. Contact +91 84008 60008 (mark URGENT for arrest matters) or legal@unifiedchambers.com.