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Enrolment: KAR/1816/2025
Karnataka State Bar Council: KAR/1816/2025
+91 8073021986
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Advocate Rythik S. Shetty

Legal representation, statutory advocacy, and dispute resolution before District & Sessions Courts, Special Courts, and the High Court of Karnataka.

Chambers located at 3rd Floor, Ballalbagh Towers, Mangaluru. Providing specialized legal guidance in Criminal Defense & Bail under BNSS 2023, Commercial Disputes & Cheque Bounce under Section 138 of the NI Act, Title & Property litigation, and Consumer claims across coastal Karnataka.

High Court of Karnataka District & Sessions Court, Mangaluru Civil & Criminal Advocacy
Chambers Detail

Office Location

3rd Floor, Ballalbagh Towers, MG Road, Ballalbagh, Kodialbail, Mangaluru • 575003

Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka
BNS & BNSS
Criminal Trial Practice
Sec. 138
NI Act Litigation
Statutory Scope

Practice Areas & Judicial Services

Explore specialized statutory legal representation across the criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative jurisdictions of Karnataka.

Criminal Jurisdiction

Criminal Defense & Bail Advocacy

Handling anticipatory bail applications, regular bail, quashing petitions, and trial representation under the new criminal codes.

Statutes: BNSS 2023 (Sec 480, 482), BNS 2023
Scope: FIR Defense, JMFC & Sessions Court Trials
Financial Litigation

Section 138 NI Act (Cheque Dishonour)

Complete statutory compliance: issuing legal demand notices within 30 days, filing private complaints, and conducting speedy trial prosecution/defense.

Statutes: Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (Sec 138 - 147)
Key Focus: 15-Day Demand Notice, JMFC Cognizance
Civil & Real Estate

Property Disputes & Land Title Checks

In-depth 30-year search report, Pahani/RTC scrutiny, partition suits, boundary disputes, injunctions, and eviction suits in Dakshina Kannada.

Statutes: Karnataka Land Revenue Act, Transfer of Property Act
Scope: Injunctions, Partition, Declaratory Suits
Family Law

Matrimonial & Family Dispute Resolution

Handling mutual consent and contested divorces, child custody disputes, maintenance petitions (Sec 144 BNSS / 125 CrPC), and Domestic Violence claims.

Forum: Family Court, Mangaluru
Focus: Custody, Alimony, D.V. Act Protection Orders
Consumer Forum

Consumer Disputes & Service Deficiency

Advocacy against deficient services, builder delays (RERA & Consumer), unfair trade practices, repudiated insurance claims, and banking discrepancies.

Forum: District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
Act: Consumer Protection Act 2019
Drafting & Conveyancing

Contract Drafting & Legal Notices

Drafting enforceable commercial agreements, partnership deeds, lease & tenancy contracts, statutory notices, power of attorney, and affidavits.

Core Acts: Indian Contract Act 1872, Specific Relief Act
Deliverables: Agreement to Sale, Lease, Recovery Notices
Client Advisory Tools

Statutory Timeline & Procedural Aids

Law is governed by strict limitation periods. Use these self-assessment utilities to determine filing windows and procedural checklist status under Indian statutes.

Section 138 NI Act: Limitation Calculator

Calculate critical deadlines from bank return memo to court complaint

Date on the Bank Return Memo slip
Postal acknowledgment or delivery date

Anticipatory Bail Readiness

Sec 482 BNSS 2023 / 438 CrPC checklist

Verify readiness before moving the Court of Sessions or High Court for pre-arrest bail:

Readiness Score: 0 / 5 Complete

Tick items to evaluate preliminary procedural preparedness.

Judicial Coverage

Primary Courts & Jurisdictional Scope

Advocate Rythik S. Shetty regularly appears before courts across Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and the Karnataka High Court.

Principal District & Sessions Court, Mangaluru

Hampankatta, Mangaluru. Civil and Criminal Appeals, Sessions trials, Anticipatory bail applications, Motor Accident Claims (MACT), and Commercial suits.

Regular Daily Court Attendance

Magistrate & Civil Courts (Taluks)

Jurisdiction spanning Mangaluru City, Bantval, Puttur, Belthangady, Sullia, and Moodbidri for 138 NI Act, BNS criminal cases, and Civil suits.

Dakshina Kannada Taluk Coverage

High Court of Karnataka

Principal Bench (Bengaluru) & Circuit Benches. Criminal Petitions for Quashing (Sec 528 BNSS / 482 CrPC), Writ Petitions (Articles 226/227), and Regular First Appeals.

Appellate & Writ Jurisdiction
Legal Knowledge Notes

Statutory Commentary & Practice Insights

Educational guidance explaining Indian procedural laws and documentation essentials for coastal Karnataka residents.

Criminal Procedure Updated Statutory Note

Key Procedural Shifts Under BNSS 2023 for Bail & Arrest

An overview of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) provisions governing preliminary inquiry, mandatory recording of search/seizure, and bail guidelines under Sections 480 and 482.

Author: Adv. Rythik Shetty
Banking & NI Act Procedural Note

Strict Limitation Rules Under Section 138: How to Prevent Time-Barred Claims

Why calculating 30 days from postal dispatch and tracking receipt acknowledgments is critical for establishing cause of action under Section 142 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Author: Adv. Rythik Shetty
Property Law Due Diligence Note

Title Due Diligence Checklist for Purchasing Land in Dakshina Kannada

Essential verification of 30-year Encumbrance Certificates (EC), RTC / Pahani mutation entries, 9/11 conversion certificates, and family lineage inheritance deeds.

Author: Adv. Rythik Shetty
Chambers Engagement

Office Consultation Desk

For initial factual briefing, document evaluation, and consultation at Ballalbagh Towers, Mangaluru.

Chamber Location

Ballalbagh Towers

3rd Floor, Ballalbagh Towers, MG Road, Ballalbagh, Kodialbail, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575003.

+91 8073021986 Direct Line
Monday – Saturday: 9:30 AM – 7:30 PM (Prior Appointment)
Bar Enrolment: KAR/1816/2025

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