Default bail: when the police do not file the chargesheet in time
Section 187(3) BNSS: release on default bail if the chargesheet is not filed within 60 or 90 days, how to claim it, and how the days are counted.
Advice and representation for individuals, families and employers. We try notice, negotiation and mediation first, and go to court or arbitration when a fair settlement is not possible.
Madras High Court, Chennai. Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY 4.0, cropped.
Consumer cases
From the legal notice to a case before the District Consumer Commission, Coimbatore.
PoSH compliance
For mills, factories, offices, hospitals and institutions in Coimbatore district.
Property
Due diligence, conciliation and, where needed, suits in the Coimbatore courts.
Also: bail and anticipatory bail · family and matrimonial · arbitration and business disputes
Free legal service
For people with a low income and a genuine case. After a one-to-one meeting and an analysis of the case, the office takes it up free of cost.
Call, WhatsApp or send an enquiry. The office calls you back, checks for any conflict of interest, and fixes a time to meet at the office in Perur. How it works, and what to bring
A few lines about the matter are enough at this stage.
We understand the matter in outline and fix a time to meet.
We review your documents and explain your options, time limits and likely steps.
If you go ahead, the scope of work and fees are agreed before any work begins.
No advocate can promise the result of a case. You will get a candid view of the strengths, risks and realistic options.
The firm's advocates practise before the District Court and the other courts in Coimbatore, and before the High Court of Madras at Chennai, which hears appeals, revisions, writ petitions and bail matters from Coimbatore district.
The District and Sessions Court, the Magistrate courts and the Family Court at Coimbatore, where most cases from the district begin, and the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.
Appeals, revisions and writ petitions, anticipatory bail and bail, and petitions to quash criminal cases from Coimbatore district are heard at the principal seat in Chennai.
5/525, KNG Nagar, Perur, Coimbatore, near Vijayakumar Hospital. Parking is available at the office, and the nearest bus stop is Postal Colony, Perur. Directions and contact
A dispute settled on fair terms often ends sooner, costs less and leaves relationships intact. We take each matter up these steps in order, and move to the next only when the earlier one has not worked.
Documents, facts and what you need from the outcome, with a candid view of strengths, risks and time limits.
A clear legal notice and structured discussions with the other side.
A neutral process to reach terms both sides can sign and rely on.
When settlement fails, we file and pursue the case fully.
Where a time limit is about to expire or urgent protection is needed, such as an injunction or a protection order, we go to the court or commission first and keep the door to settlement open alongside.
Founded by Dr. R. Chinnaswamy, IPS (Retd.), the firm brings together experience from policing, the judiciary and legal practice. Meet the team
Each practice area has its own page setting out how a matter moves from first meeting to resolution.
From legal notice to pre-litigation settlement and filing before the Consumer Commissions.
How we handle itAnticipatory bail before arrest, and bail after it, before the Coimbatore courts and the High Court of Madras.
How we handle itCompliance audits, Internal Committee constitution and workplace training under the PoSH Act.
How we handle itA mediation-led approach to counselling, mutual settlement and family dispute resolution.
How we handle itVerification, title due diligence, boundary conciliation and rectification of records.
How we handle itCommercial and contractual arbitration, negotiation and formal settlement agreements.
How we handle itFree, plain-language guides for consumers in Coimbatore: what to do first, how the consumer court works, and what it can award. All guides
Plain-language guides on bail and police procedure in Coimbatore under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Bail and anticipatory bail
Plain-language articles on Indian law and procedure for individuals and businesses, with two new articles every week. See all articles or read the guides.
Section 187(3) BNSS: release on default bail if the chargesheet is not filed within 60 or 90 days, how to claim it, and how the days are counted.
Sushila Aggarwal (2020): anticipatory bail need not be time-limited and normally lasts until the end of the trial. What that means after the chargesheet.
Refund, replacement, compensation for loss and mental agony, punitive damages, interest and costs under Section 39 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
5/525, KNG Nagar, Perur
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641010
Near Vijayakumar Hospital
Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
For urgent matters, call +91 95970 96612 at any time, day or night.