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Mumbai, Maharashtra · Criminal Defence Lawyer
Mumbai is India's busiest criminal-trial jurisdiction outside Delhi. From economic offences at the CBI Special Court (Mumbai) to MCOCA gang-crime trials and PMLA matters at the Special PMLA Court in Ballard Estate, NyaySevak's verified Mumbai criminal lawyers appear daily at the Bombay High Court, the Mumbai City Civil & Sessions Court at Fort, and Metropolitan Magistrate Courts at Bandra, Andheri, Borivali, Dindoshi, and Esplanade.
Mumbai's criminal justice architecture is unusual because of its scale and specialisation. The City Civil & Sessions Court at Fort hears all Sessions-triable offences for the island city. Suburban Mumbai is served by the Dindoshi Sessions Court, with Metropolitan Magistrate Courts at Andheri, Bandra, Borivali, Ballard Pier, and Kurla handling FIR-level committals and lesser offences. Thane and Navi Mumbai have their own district and sessions courts.
Special courts are a Mumbai hallmark: CBI Special Court, Special PMLA Court, Special MCOCA Court, NDPS Special Courts, POCSO Courts, and TADA/UAPA Special Courts — many of these are the busiest in India. The Bombay High Court hears bail, quashing under Section 528 BNSS, criminal appeals, and writ petitions. Its criminal listings are heavily case-loaded and the bar here is among the most senior in the country.
Economic offences — cheque bouncing (S. 138 NI Act), PMLA, SEBI, fraud under BNS — dominate the filings because of Mumbai's financial-capital status. Criminal defence here often overlaps with financial-regulatory defence, and the best Mumbai criminal lawyers are comfortable in both worlds.
Jurisdictions
Our verified Mumbai criminal lawyers appear regularly before each of the courts below, so your matter can be filed and pursued without jurisdictional confusion.
What We Handle
Regular, anticipatory, and interim bail under BNSS before Sessions and High Court.
Defence in PMLA, SEBI, SFIO, and fraud matters.
Prosecution and defence at the Magistrate Court.
Defence in organised-crime and terror-related proceedings.
Mumbai and Thane NDPS Special Court representation.
S. 528 BNSS petitions before the Bombay High Court.
Coverage Across Mumbai
Our Mumbai criminal lawyers cover every major neighbourhood and the surrounding metropolitan area, so you can meet your lawyer near you.
Transparent Pricing
Consultation
₹2,000 – ₹8,000 (free first consultation on NyaySevak)
District Court
₹10,000 – ₹50,000 per appearance
Bombay High Court
₹30,000 – ₹2,50,000 per appearance; senior counsel ₹5,00,000+
Local note: Mumbai senior-counsel rates are the highest in India after Delhi. Cheque-bouncing cases are often handled on a flat-fee basis of ₹35,000–₹1,00,000 depending on stages covered.
Get Started
Share the facts of your criminal matter and your location in Mumbai — no charge, no obligation.
We match you with a Bar-Council-verified criminal lawyer who regularly appears before Bombay High Court and the relevant Mumbai courts.
Speak with your lawyer by phone, video, or in-person meeting in Mumbai. Agree fees upfront — no surprises.
Local Pro Tips
Common Questions
Jurisdiction depends on where the FIR was registered. Island-city matters (South Mumbai, Central, Western up to Mahim) go to the Fort Sessions Court; suburbs (Andheri, Bandra, Borivali, Goregaon) go to Dindoshi. Thane, Navi Mumbai and Kalyan have independent district courts.
Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS is filed before the Sessions Court of the relevant district or directly before the Bombay High Court. Our Mumbai lawyers regularly obtain AB at both forums, often same-week for urgent matters.
Yes. The Special PMLA Court at Ballard Estate hears ED matters. Our panel includes specialists in ECIR proceedings, provisional attachment orders, and PMLA appellate tribunal work.
Sessions Court: ₹10,000–₹50,000 per appearance. Bombay HC: ₹30,000–₹2.5 lakh. Senior counsel: ₹5 lakh+. NyaySevak lists every lawyer's fees upfront.
Yes — S. 138 matters are compoundable. Settlement at any stage (even post-conviction at appellate stage) with the complainant's consent results in acquittal. Our Mumbai lawyers routinely negotiate S. 138 settlements.
Magistrate trials: 12–24 months. Sessions trials: 3–5 years. Bail at Sessions: 2–4 weeks; at Bombay HC: 4–10 weeks. Specialised PMLA/CBI matters can run 5–8 years.
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