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On practice, and on what the machine can actually be trusted with.
Written for advocates. Every statutory reference and every case named in these pieces is linked to its source, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Section 138 notice: the timelines advocates get wrong, and a complete draft you can use
The statute says six months. In practice it is three. The complaint window has a floor as well as a ceiling. Here is every deadline under Section 138 with its authority, and a full demand notice you can copy.
Section 482 now means two different things: an advocate's map from IPC and CrPC to the new codes
Anticipatory bail moved from CrPC 438 to BNSS 482 — and CrPC 482, the High Court's inherent powers, moved to 528. Verified mappings for the sections you use daily, from the government's own concordance tables.
General-purpose AI vs legal AI: four things that break when an Indian advocate uses ChatGPT for court work
Fabricated citations are the famous failure. The quieter ones are privilege, the code transition, and a data-protection position almost every article about this gets wrong. What actually applies today, with the provisions.
Bail application format under BNSS Section 480 — with a complete draft
Most guides describe the format without showing it. Here is a full regular bail application under Section 480 BNSS, the grounds that actually carry weight, the January 2026 Supreme Court ruling on arrest, and the numbering trap that catches practitioners.
Fake citations, real consequences: what Indian courts have actually done about AI-generated case law
The Supreme Court has now called unverified AI citations advocate misconduct. Here is every documented Indian case, what the sanctions have been, and why the Indian pattern is the opposite of the American one.