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How Law Guide in India: Legal Guide

How Law Guide in India — comprehensive legal guide covering provisions, procedure, and remedies. Expert legal advice by …

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Ipc Law Guide in India: Legal Guide

Ipc Law Guide in India — comprehensive legal guide covering provisions, procedure, and remedies. Expert legal advice by …

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What is Cyber Crime in India? Law and Punishments

Cyber crime in India explained: what the IT Act 2000 covers, which BNS sections apply, the punishments, and how to compl…

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Online Fraud in India: Types, Complaints and Recovery

Online fraud in India: shopping, job, investment, loan-app and OTP scams. Where to complain, what evidence decides recov…

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How to file a YouTube fraud complaint in India

A YouTube fraud complaint in India starts at cybercrime.gov.in or 1930, then the bank and an FIR. The step-by-step proce…

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Vishing call fraud complaint: documents and timeline

How to file a vishing call fraud complaint: the documents to attach, the step-by-step process through 1930 and the polic…

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Travel booking scam: legal remedies and civil options

Travel booking scam legal remedies: learn how to file a criminal complaint under BNS 2023 and IT Act 2000, pursue civil …

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Trading app scam complaint: process and documents

How to file a trading app scam complaint in India: 1930, cybercrime.gov.in, the bank nodal officer, an FIR under Section…

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My WhatsApp account was hacked: recovery and FIR steps

WhatsApp account hacked? Get the account back, preserve evidence, file an FIR under BNSS s 173 and invoke IT Act ss 66, …

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My LinkedIn account was hacked: recovery and FIR steps

LinkedIn account hacked? Secure the profile, preserve the logs, report to 1930 and file an FIR under IT Act s 66C and BN…

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My Instagram account was hacked: recovery and FIR steps

Instagram account hacked in India? Run Meta\'s recovery flow, preserve login alerts and file the FIR under BNSS 173. Wha…

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Mutual fund scam complaint: process and timeline

A mutual fund scam complaint process explained: report on 1930, file on the cyber portal, dispute the bank payment, regi…

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Matrimonial fraud: what it is and how it actually runs

Matrimonial fraud explained: how fake profiles, forged documents and staged families extract money, the BNS 2023 and IT …

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Instagram account recovery: complaint and escalation

How to draft an Instagram account recovery complaint in India: the platform flow, IT Rules 2021 grievance timelines and …

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How to file a WhatsApp fraud complaint in India

WhatsApp fraud complaint process: what to write, where to file, how 1930 and cybercrime.gov.in fit, and what makes polic…

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How to file a TeamViewer fraud complaint in India

File on 1930, on cybercrime.gov.in and at the police station the same day. Here is the exact wording, the documents and …

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How to file a LinkedIn fraud complaint in India

A LinkedIn fraud complaint in India needs the platform ticket, the 1930 record, the portal entry and an FIR. Here is the…

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Instagram harassment: complaint, evidence and the law

Instagram harassment in India is an offence under BNS 2023 ss 75, 77, 78, 79 and 351. What to preserve, where to complai…

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Hacking of email: complaint, remedies and civil recovery

Hacking of email legal remedies: the criminal complaint under the IT Act and BNS, the bank\'s liability under RBI direct…

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Courier parcel scam complaint: documents and timeline

Step-by-step guide to courier parcel scam complaint in India. Learn documents needed, timeline for reporting to 1930 and…

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Business email compromise: evidence to preserve in 48 hours

Business email compromise evidence to preserve: save the email headers, invoice, beneficiary account and bank debit proo…

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Work from home scam evidence to preserve in first 48 hours

What to save after a work from home scam: chats, offer letter, payment trail and a BSA 2023 section 63 certificate. Pres…

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Work from home scam legal remedies and recovery routes

A work from home scam gives you three remedies: criminal complaint, civil recovery and regulatory action. Compare what e…

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UPI Fraud Evidence: What to Preserve in 48 Hours

UPI fraud evidence to preserve in the first 48 hours: the transaction record, chat, device logs and the BSA section 63 c…

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UPI Fraud Legal Remedies: Criminal and Civil Options

UPI fraud legal remedies compared: criminal complaint under the BNS and IT Act, a civil recovery suit, and the RBI banki…

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UPI Fraud Complaint Process in India: Steps and Timeline

UPI fraud complaint process in India, step by step: what to file on cybercrime.gov.in, what to send your bank, and the R…

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Trading app scam: what it is and how the fraud runs

A trading app scam is a fake platform showing profits you cannot withdraw. Learn how it runs, the BNS and IT Act section…

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Trading app scam: the evidence to preserve in 48 hours

What evidence to preserve after a trading app scam: app details, chat records, the money trail and the section 63 BSA ce…

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Trading app scam: legal remedies, FIR and civil recovery

The legal remedies for a trading app scam: criminal complaint under IT Act 66D and BNS 318, a civil suit for recovery, a…

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Stock market scam: how the fraud actually runs in India

A stock market scam is cheating, not a bad trade. Learn how the fraud runs, the BNS and IT Act sections that apply, and …

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Stock market scam complaint: step by step process in India

How to file a stock market scam complaint in India: 1930, cybercrime.gov.in, the bank nodal officer, an FIR under Sectio…

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Sextortion: What It Is and How the Fraud Actually Runs

Sextortion explained: how the blackmail runs, the BNS extortion and intimidation sections, IT Act 67 and 67A, POCSO for …

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Sextortion Complaint: Step-by-Step Process and Documents

How to file a sextortion complaint in India: the 1930 call, cybercrime.gov.in, the FIR under BNSS 173, the evidence to p…

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Net banking fraud complaint process: steps and timeline

A net banking fraud complaint process in India starts with your bank and a 1930 report. Learn the documents, RBI timelin…

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TeamViewer account hacked: recovery, FIR and legal steps

TeamViewer account hacked? Cut the sessions, preserve the connection logs, report within six hours if it is a business, …

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Mutual fund scam: what it is and how the fraud runs

A mutual fund scam is a fraud dressed as an investment: fake funds, guaranteed-return plans and blocked withdrawals. Lea…

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Criminal law under BNS, BNSS and the IPC; cyber crime and financial fraud; family and divorce; property, tenancy and registration; consumer disputes; cheque bounce; and NRI matters.

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Guides are revised when the law or procedure changes, most recently for the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and BNSS replacing the IPC and CrPC. Each page shows its last update date.

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