Criminal Defence Practice —
Gurugram & Cyber City

The District and Sessions Court for Gurugram sits at the Mini Secretariat / District Court Complex, Civil Lines, Gurugram 122001. The court hears all sessions-triable offences within the Gurugram district territorial jurisdiction — covering Gurugram proper, Cyber City, MG Road, Golf Course Road, Sushant Lok, Sohna Road, DLF Phases I to V, Sector 14 to Sector 109, and surrounding areas. Sessions cases are heard by the District and Sessions Judge and Additional Sessions Judges. Magistrate matters (Section 138 NI Act, summary trials) are heard at the same complex by the Chief Judicial Magistrate and Judicial Magistrates.

Gurugram falls within the appellate jurisdiction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh. Section 483 BNSS bail applications, Section 528 BNSS quashing petitions, Article 226 writs, and criminal appeals from the Gurugram Sessions Court are filed at the High Court at Chandigarh. The firm handles these filings through coordinated Chandigarh-based associate counsel. For matters that escalate to the Supreme Court via SLP under Article 136, the firm operates an AOR-associated practice for Supreme Court filings from its Delhi base.

Most PMLA prosecutions involving Gurugram-based companies and individuals are tried at the PMLA Special Court at Patiala House, Delhi (designated under Section 43 PMLA), since the Enforcement Directorate has zonal offices coordinating Delhi NCR matters. The firm handles PMLA matters through the Delhi office, with the criminal team coordinating Gurugram-side documentary preparation, Section 50 examination attendance at Pravartan Bhawan, and parallel Punjab and Haryana High Court bail proceedings where the predicate-offence FIR is from Gurugram. CBI matters investigated under DSPE Act follow similar Delhi-centralised trial pattern.

Five clusters dominate. First, corporate fraud and director liability — Cyber City and Golf Course Road host hundreds of major Indian and multinational corporates; SFIO investigations and BNS 318 / 316 / Companies Act §447 prosecutions arise from these. Second, real-estate fraud — DLF, Sushant Lok, Sohna Road builder-buyer disputes that have been criminalised under BNS 318 cheating. Third, fintech and digital-payment fraud — Gurugram is a fintech cluster, and IT Act / BNS 318 matters frequently arise. Fourth, bank fraud — corporate accounts with Gurugram-based borrowers escalate from NPA to wilful-defaulter to CBI bank-fraud FIR; PMLA proceedings follow. Fifth, EOW matters — Haryana Police EOW investigations originating from commercial complaints. The firm covers all five clusters.

For active arrests within Gurugram district, counsel can attend remand at the Mini Secretariat District Court Complex within hours. Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS can be filed at the Sessions Court Gurugram within 12 to 24 hours of engagement. For matters requiring Punjab and Haryana High Court intervention (Section 483 BNSS bail or Section 528 BNSS quashing), drafting and filing through Chandigarh-coordinated counsel takes 2 to 3 working days. For PMLA / CBI / ED matters running at Delhi forums, response is the same as for Delhi-direct matters — hours for active arrests, 48 to 72 hours for Section 50 PMLA / Section 179 BNSS summons preparation. Contact +91 84008 60008 (mark URGENT for active matters) or legal@unifiedchambers.com.

For pre-FIR engagement and corporate criminal-defence consultation, the firm meets clients at their Cyber City / Golf Course Road / DLF offices on a confidential basis. The Delhi High Court Complex chambers serve as the primary office for Delhi-area meetings. For active matters, the documentary review, witness preparation, and strategy sessions ordinarily happen at the firm's Delhi premises; the Gurugram appearance is at the Sessions Court for procedural matters. The firm does not maintain a separate physical office at Gurugram — engagement is coordinated from Delhi with appearance counsel deployed as needed.

The Haryana Police Economic Offences Wing operates under the Haryana Police framework and investigates economic offences within Haryana, including Gurugram, Faridabad, and adjoining districts. Procedurally, BNSS 2023 governs investigation and trial — there is no substantive procedural difference from Delhi Police EOW. The principal practical distinctions: territorial jurisdiction is determined under Section 197 BNSS by where the offence was committed; trial is at Gurugram Sessions Court (Haryana) rather than Tis Hazari / Saket / Patiala House (Delhi); appellate forum is Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh rather than Delhi High Court. Defence strategy and substantive defence frameworks (Bhajan Lal quashing, Indian Oil v. NEPC civil-criminal boundary) operate identically.

Engagement begins with a confidential consultation establishing the matter coordinates — which agency is investigating (Haryana Police EOW, ED, CBI, SFIO), the specific provisions invoked, custody status, parallel proceedings, and the immediate protective steps required. Engagement letters cover scope, fee structure, the role of co-counsel for Punjab and Haryana High Court appearances, and Senior Counsel briefing where the matter requires. Senior Partner Advocate Subodh Bajpai (LLM, MBA — XLRI Jamshedpur) leads the criminal practice with appearance support across Gurugram Sessions, Punjab and Haryana High Court, and the Delhi-centralised PMLA / CBI special courts. Contact +91 84008 60008 or legal@unifiedchambers.com.