Bail application before the Supreme Court on behalf of an accused who had remained in custody for over two years and nine months despite completion of prosecution evidence. The Court granted bail with conditions and directed the trial court to proceed without further delay.
White Collar Crimes
Experienced Defence for Complex Economic Offences
The Practice
Foresight Law Offices India advises corporates, financial institutions, promoters, senior management, and individuals in white collar crimes (WCC), investigations, and regulatory enforcement matters across India. The firm is engaged in matters involving economic offences like fraud, anti-corruption issues, money laundering, financial misconduct, securities violations, banking irregularities, corporate criminal liability, and cross-border investigations.
The firm regularly advises on internal investigations, whistle-blower complaints, enforcement proceedings, dawn raid response, and disputes involving investigative and regulatory authorities. Matters involving parallel civil, criminal, and regulatory proceedings across forums and jurisdictions also form a significant part of the firm’s work.
Services We Offer
Corporate Criminal Defence & Trial Strategy
- Representation in matters involving fraud, financial misconduct, cheating, criminal breach of trust, and economic offences
- Bail, anticipatory bail, and appellate proceedings before trial courts, High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India
- Defence strategy in complex and high stake sensitive criminal proceedings
PMLA & Enforcement Directorate Matters
- Representation in proceedings initiated under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- Advising on attachment, confiscation, summons, and enforcement proceedings
- Strategic defence in matters involving parallel regulatory and criminal exposure
- Securities & Regulatory Enforcement
- Representation in proceedings involving insider trading, market misconduct, and securities violations
- Responses to show cause notices, adjudication proceedings, and regulatory actions
- Advisory on securities compliance and enforcement risk
Corporate Fraud & Internal Investigations
- Internal investigations involving financial irregularities, employee misconduct, and compliance concerns
- Advisory to boards, audit committees, and management in sensitive investigations
- Whistle-blower review, investigation preparedness, and risk mitigation support
Banking Fraud & Financial Crime
- Representation in matters involving banking fraud, diversion of funds, and financial misconduct
- Proceedings before criminal courts, DRT, DRAT, and banking regulators
- Advisory in matters involving parallel insolvency, recovery, and criminal proceedings
Regulatory Investigations & Dawn Raid Response
- Legal support during search, seizure, inspection, and enforcement actions
- Representation before investigative and regulatory authorities across jurisdictions
- Coordinating response strategy in multi-agency investigations
Practice Approach
Foresight Law Offices India regularly appears before investigative agencies, enforcement authorities, tribunals, trial courts, High Courts, and the Supreme Court of India in matters involving economic offences, financial crime, regulatory prosecution, and corporate investigations. The firm advises clients through all stages of investigation, enforcement action, prosecution, and dispute management while assisting businesses and individuals in managing legal, commercial, and reputational exposure arising from sensitive proceedings
Area of Expertise
Key Deals & Landmark Matters
Inayat Hussain @ Babar v. State of U.P. & Anr.
Rhea Chakraborty v. State of Bihar & Anr.
Transfer petition before the Supreme Court challenging the territorial jurisdiction of an FIR registered in Patna and seeking transfer of the investigation to Mumbai. The case raised significant questions about proper forum, jurisdictional propriety, and the misuse of criminal process across state boundaries.
Chetan Bhatia v. State of Uttarakhand
Criminal bail application before the Uttarakhand High Court seeking permission to travel to Australia for urgent business purposes, which lower courts had repeatedly denied over flight risk concerns. Successfully persuaded the High Court to grant the requisite permission subject to appropriate conditions.
Vinod Dua v. State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
Supreme Court criminal writ petition challenging the legality of an FIR alleging that a journalist’s webcast constituted offences under Sections 290 and 505 IPC. The petition raised fundamental questions about the boundaries of free speech and the criminalization of editorial commentary in digital media.
Amarjeet Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh
Criminal appeal before the Supreme Court seeking quashing of long-standing cheating charges under Section 420 IPC following an amicable settlement with the complainant. The Court quashed the proceedings, holding that personal disputes resolved through mutual compromise should not continue to consume judicial resources.
Sudhir Kumar Kad & Anr. v. CBI
Bail application before the Supreme Court on behalf of two former bank officials facing prolonged pre-trial incarceration despite a completed investigation and stalled trial proceedings. The Supreme Court granted bail, affirming that indefinite curtailment of liberty under Article 21 is impermissible in the absence of any trial date.
Alok Kumar v. State of Bihar
Supreme Court matter consolidating 81 FIRs arising from a real estate fraud with over ₹7 crore in settlement deposits. The case illustrates how consolidation of overlapping criminal proceedings can be used as a mechanism to facilitate large-scale compensation recovery for aggrieved homebuyers.
Rajesh Kumar Singh & Ors. v. Lokpal of India
The Delhi High Court quashed Lokpal proceedings initiated against the Defence Secretary and other senior public servants, confirming that the Lokpal’s jurisdiction is strictly limited to offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and does not extend to purely administrative or procedural lapses in service matters.
M/s L&T Housing Finance Ltd. vs M/s Trishul Developers
Supreme Court held that minor procedural lapses in SARFAESI Act notices do not invalidate enforcement proceedings unless the borrower demonstrates substantial prejudice from such procedural irregularities.
Kanchana Rai v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.
A petition before the Delhi High Court concerned the guardianship of a senior public figure suffering from severe dementia, involving family assets exceeding ₹41,000 crore. Serious concerns were raised regarding control over his person and property, lack of transparency, and potential misuse of assets, prompting the Court to intervene for independent supervision to safeguard his welfare and estate.
M/s I.V.S. Lanka Private Limited Vs Union Of India & Anr.
A writ petition was filed before the Delhi High Court challenging the eligibility of a successful government contractor in a public procurement process. The petition alleged non-disclosure of serious pending investigations against the contractor and questioned the validity of the award decision taken by the government authority.
M/s Sapphire Media Services Vs Indian Oil Corporation Limited [Supreme Court]
Sapphire Media Services approached the Supreme Court through a Special Leave Petition concerning delays in listing its writ petition before the Allahabad High Court. The matter related to contractual claims against Indian Oil Corporation Limited. The Supreme Court directed the High Court to hear the matter expeditiously and independently consider interim relief sought by the petitioner.
Events
The conference brought together policymakers, legal practitioners, financial institutions, and technology leaders to examine the evolving IT and payments regulatory landscape within the U.S.–India partnership. Discussions focused on digital payments regulation, data governance, and the challenges facing global payment networks,
Varun Singh spoke as an esteemed panellist on how embracing robust legal frameworks is key to achieving the ambitious goals of Viksit Bharat 2047, and how MSMEs can navigate legal complexities to thrive and contribute to a stronger economy.
The Summit brought together leaders from policy, law, technology, and global trade to discuss regulation, innovation, and globalization. Conversations spanned regulatory frameworks, digital finance, cybersecurity, arbitration, and cross-border compliance — marking a step toward India's vision for Viksit Bharat 2047.
Varun Singh moderated a panel on India's rapidly evolving arbitration landscape, with a clear push towards ADR and minimal judicial intervention. The panel reflected on India positioning itself as a global arbitration hub, with 2026 potentially marking a defining moment
Media Coverage
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Anticipatory bail is a prior remedy and an application for bail for an offence in which the punishment is that of imprisonment. In the newly enforced Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Section 482 provides for anticipatory, whereas, earlier, Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 provided for the same.
The ‘NSE co-location’ case is a security market scam that surfaced owing to the courage of a whistle-blower in 2015, in which some brokers and National Stock Exchange (“NSE”) officials were involved in sabotaging the system for securing gains during the market trade