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We help citizens who have been named in a false or defective criminal case understand what the law allows, find counsel, and reach a court in time.
Obtain the FIR, note the date of remand, and speak to an advocate the same day. The time limits for bail and for quashing run from those dates.
Caste atrocities are real and the law against them is necessary. We support every genuine complainant. Our work is the separate question of what happens when a complaint has no factual basis.
What the investigating officer may and may not do, and which grounds your advocate can take.
Arrest has happened or is imminentDo not wait for an email reply. A volunteer will route you to an advocate in your district.
You cannot afford a lawyerState-funded counsel is available under the Legal Services Authorities Act. We help you apply.
NCGC is a citizens' organisation working for members of the general category. Our subject is procedure: who investigates, on what evidence, within what time, and what remedy exists when a complaint is proved false.
A volunteer advocate in your district, at no fee. We help you assemble documents before the first hearing and apply to the District Legal Services Authority where counsel is provided at state cost.
Plain-language notes on FIR, notice of appearance, remand, charge sheet timelines, default bail, discharge and quashing, so that you know the deadline you are working against.
We record cases that end in acquittal, discharge or quashing, with the reasons given by the court. Anonymised, this becomes the evidence base for our representations.
Written representations to the relevant ministries, state governments, law commissions and parliamentary committees on time-bound trials and pre-arrest scrutiny.
District workshops on rights at the time of arrest, and on de-escalating disputes over land, employment and neighbourhood matters before they become criminal complaints.
National Council for General Caste
राष्ट्रीय सामान्य वर्ग परिषद्
Registered office address, city, PIN.
Registration number and registering authority to be printed here.
Not legal advice. NCGC is not a law firm and does not practise law. Material on this site is general information about procedure, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not a substitute for advice from an advocate who has read your papers. No lawyer–client relationship arises from using this site or the enquiry form on it.
On the law described here. Statutory references are to Indian law including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024. Verify the current provision before relying on it.