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Certificate Course on New Criminal Laws Practice and Drafting by Bettering Results: Register Now!

The course starts on October 19, 2024.

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Are you planning to be a seasoned Criminal Litigation Lawyer? 

Our eight-week Advanced Certificate Course on New Criminal Litigation Practice and Drafting is meticulously designed to provide a comprehensive framework for mastering criminal litigation. Dive deep into the nuances of criminal law and emerge with the practical skills needed to succeed in this challenging and rewarding field.

To excel as a criminal litigator, one must acquire a comprehensive foundation, encompassing tasks such as drafting criminal complaints, bail applications, criminal appeals, criminal SLPs, and chargesheets, preparing submissions, learning the new criminal laws and mastering the art of cross-examination.

Instructed by leading Criminal Litigation Practitioners, Advocates-on-Record (AoR), Supreme Court and Expert Legal Practitioners, with several decades of experience in the field, this eight-week Advanced Course on New Criminal Laws Practice and Drafting will equip you with both theoretical knowledge and practical aspects concerning Criminal Litigation practice.

This course will also cover the new criminal laws introduced in the Indian legal system that were enforced from July 1, 2024, which offer better protection for victims and ensure fair trials and update outdated laws to reflect current realities and ensure equitable treatment.

Having trained more than 20,000 practicing advocates, in-house counsel, law officers, IAS Officers, CA, CS etc, Bettering Results is known for imparting high-quality practical legal education with the help of India’s leading practitioners.

Bettering Results has also provided practical legal training to prominent institutions/companies such as LBSNAA, Mussoorie (IAS Training Academy), Government of India, NLSIU, Bangalore, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Ministry of Power, Thermax Limited, VIPS Delhi, among others. 

The eight-week batch starts from October 19, 2024, with live sessions only on weekends, i.e. Saturday and Sunday.

Enroll now to avail early bird discount and reserve your seat.

You will have the opportunity to learn LIVE with these experts and solve all your queries. Along with that, you will have access to recordings of live sessions, drafting exercises, career guidance sessions, internship opportunities and so much more. 

Join us now to grow or kickstart your Criminal Litigation Practice.

Top Trainers for the Course are:

a) Ashish Dixit, Criminal Lawyer and Central Government Standing Counsel for Delhi High Court at the Ministry of Law and Justice;

b) Anuj Kapoor, Criminal Lawyer and Advocate on Record, Supreme Court;

c) Shriya Maini, Criminal Lawyer and Advocate on Record, Supreme Court;

d) Siddarth Agrawal, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court.

What Will You Learn ?

Session 1: Introduction to the New Criminal Laws

  • Background/ Historical implication of IPC, CrPC with the HC, and SC judgments

  • Malimath report

  • Discussion on new laws and changes: BNS, BNSS, BSA

  • Implications of the legislative changes

  • Elements required for the crime

Session 2: The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

  • Understanding important terms

  • Key Changes in the BNSS procedure

  • Hierarchy of Criminal Courts as per the new law

Session 3: Miscellaneous offences 

  • Changes in procedure after implementation of BNSS: All about FIRs including Zero FIR

  • Quashing of an FIR

  • Police Complaint and procedure for investigation

  • Procedure of arrest by a police officer and magistrate

  • Role of an Advocate in an FIR

Session 4: Drafting Session

  • How to Lodge an FIR online and offline?

  • How to search for an already registered FIR?

  • How to Draft a Police Complaint? 

  • How to Draft and File a Quashing Petition? 

  • How to draft a police complaint addressed to the SHO if the Police refuse to lodge an FIR?

  • Drafting Exercise

Session 5: Complete Trial Procedure

  • Stages of trial

  • Trial Before a Court of Session

  • Summary Trials

  • Double Jeopardy

  • Introduction to Pre-Trial Procedure

  • Introduction to Protest Petition

Session 6:  Cognizance and Framing Charges

  • Cognizance of Offences by Magistrates

  • Complaint to Magistrates

  • Commencement of Proceedings Before Magistrates

  • Commencement of proceeding before Court of Session

  • Framing of Charges, chargesheet and examples

  • All about Discharge and Acquittal

Drafting:

  • How to Draft a Charge Sheet?

  • How to Draft a Discharge Petition?

  • How to Draft a Protest Petition? 

Session 7: General Provisions and Evidence in Inquiries and Trials

  • Plea Bargaining 

  • Record of Evidence in Absence of Accused

  • Application for Summoning Material Witness, or Examine Person Present

  • Accused Person to be Competent Witness

  • Power to Proceed against other Persons Appearing to be Guilty of Offence

  • Compounding of Offences 

  • Proclaimed offender

Session 8 - Judgement, Reference, Revision, Transfer

  • Powers of Session court and High Court for revision and reference. 

  • Transfer of criminal cases to Session Court, High Court and Supreme Court

  • Inherent power of Court 

  • How to draft a Criminal Revision application?

Session 9: Criminal Appeals

  • Appeal Against Acquittal and Conviction

  • Appeal by State government against sentence

  • Powers of Appellate Court

  • Suspension of Sentence Pending the Appeal, Release of Appellant on Bail

Drafting 

  • How to draft a Criminal Appeal? 

  • How to draft a Criminal Special Leave Petition?

Session 10: Bail Procedure and Drafting

  • Bail in Bailable and Non-Bailable Cases

  • Maximum Period for which an Undertrial Prisoner can be detained

  • Special Powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding Bail

  • Anticipatory Bail

  • Bail Bonds, Sureties and Security 

  • With Case Studies and Practical Examples 

Drafting

  • How to draft and file a bail application?

  • How to draft and file an anticipatory Bail?

  • How to file a bail bond in court?

Session 11: Execution, Remission and Commutation of sentences

  • Execution of sentence of death and imprisonment 

  • Suspension and remission of sentences

  • Mercy petition 

  • Power of State and Central Government

Session 12: Miscellaneous Drafting Exercise- Part I

  • How to draft an Affidavit

  • How to Draft Vakalatnama

  • About Court fees and Stamp Duty 

  • How to draft a Criminal complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act?

  • How to Draft an application under Section 125 of CrPC?

Session 13: Miscellaneous Drafting Exercise- Part II

  • How to Draft a Criminal Writ?

  • How to draft an application under Parole and Furlough? 

  • How to draft Applications under Sections 256 and 317 of CrPC?

  • How to draft and file informatory petition?

Session 14: Trial Advocacy - Hearing and Final Arguments including Art of Cross Examination, Oral and Written Submission

  • Art of Cross Examination - Strategies, tactics and tips 

  • What questions to be asked 

  • What questions need not be asked 

  • How to prepare a Witness for the trial and turn witness hostile  

  • Oral and written submission 

  • Lawyer’s Argumentation skills

  • Filing of the documents before the court and marking them

Session 15: Court etiquette and How to find the Relevant Judgments?

  • How to apply for the certified copy of the order? 

  • Using search engines like Manupatra, SCC etc.

  • Per Incuriam, Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dictum

  • Career Guidance Session

Exclusive Benefits:

  1. Weekend Sessions ONLY (Saturday & Sunday)

  2. Live and Interactive Sessions with Experts to provide a conducive classroom environment

  3. Certificate on Completion of Course

  4. Career Guidance from the Experts

  5. Recorded Video Lectures accessible for 2 Years

  6. Reading Material as per the module including a list of Landmark cases and comparative analysis of the new laws. 

  7. Assignments and Feedback for the practical application of the learning

  8. Access to Excellent Drafts on the topics covered in the session

  9. Recorded Sessions on BSA & BNS

TIME DEVOTION: 4-5 Hours every weekend

Registration Details

Applications are open for practicing advocates, in-house counsel, business professionals, law students, etc.,  and anybody interested in learning about corporate litigation practice and drafting in India and across the world.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Interested people may also reach us at the contact details set out below:

betteringresults.br@gmail.com

+917252919181

Website: www.betteringresults.in

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