Criminal complaint before the Magistrate in Siliguri
You want to file a complaint directly before a magistrate, or you have been summoned on someone else's complaint. You start at the Hill Cart Road chamber, Ground Floor, PNB building, opposite Meghdoot Cinema Hall. Where a filing or a hearing is required, it is at the magistrate who can take the complaint.
What criminal complaint before the Magistrate is for
You want to file a complaint directly before a magistrate, or you have been summoned on someone else's complaint. People come from Siliguri and from Darjeeling district, Jalpaiguri, and other parts of North Bengal.
You are not asked to decide the law yourself. You bring the papers, you say what you want, and the advocate tells you whether this is the right case or whether a different filing is needed. The forum for the next step is the magistrate who can take the complaint.
The legal shape of this work
A magistrate complaint is a court proceeding. The magistrate may examine you and may dismiss the complaint. It is not a police FIR unless the court treats it as one under the procedure. The chamber will not file a complaint that states an offence you cannot describe.
If the police have asked you to attend, or a court date is already fixed, contact an advocate before you go if you still have time. This page does not tell you how to avoid the police or how to change a statement. You go with an advocate, you take the papers, and you do not destroy anything connected with the case. Stamp duty, court fees, and office fees, where they apply, are set by the state or the court. This page does not invent those figures.
Papers to bring
Bring originals where you have them. A photograph of a paper is a start, not a substitute, when the office will ask to see the original.
The core papers
- Your account or the complaint served on you
- Documents
- Witness names you can actually call
- Identity
- The next date
Also useful
- Your identity card
- A short note of the dates you remember
- Any notice, summons, or receipt already in the file
- The name of the other person, if there is one
Which case is yours?
Find the row that matches your papers. You do the first step. The last column is the office that still has to act.
| Your situation | What you do first | Who else is involved |
|---|---|---|
| You want to file | The complaint is in your words, checked against the law | The magistrate |
| You are summoned | Appear. Bring the complaint | The magistrate |
| The dispute is a bill | Say so before a criminal complaint is filed | A civil court if that is the claim |
First 24 hours
Write what happened and who saw it. Bring identity and any document. If you are summoned, bring the summons and do not miss the date.
Do not sign a blank paper, and do not pay a second person for the same work until this chamber has seen what you already signed. If a hearing is tomorrow, say that on the telephone before you come.
What happens at the chamber
The office is on the ground floor of the PNB building, Hill Cart Road, opposite Meghdoot Cinema Hall. Come with the file. A hearing elsewhere is a later step.
- Read what you already have The advocate reads the papers for criminal complaint before the magistrate and tells you what is missing. You should not hide a notice you think is unfavourable.
- Settle the next paper A draft, a reply, or a court filing is prepared only for the job you have instructed. The forum, if one is needed, is the magistrate who can take the complaint.
- You keep the dates You are told the next date the chamber knows. A court or a department can still move that date. You should call before you travel a long way.
When you know which row matches your papers, call or send them on WhatsApp.
What goes wrong
A complaint filed only to answer a civil case, with facts you will not repeat on oath, is dangerous. Skipping your own summons is worse.
A second mistake is to rely on a neighbour's timeline. Their case was not your case. Bring your own notice.
What this work does not do
The magistrate decides whether process issues. The chamber does not issue summons. A later trial is a longer case.
There is no promise of a decree, a refund, an acquittal, or a registration. The chamber appears and drafts. The authority decides.
Why the first reading matters
A wrong forum, or a missing paper, costs more time than a careful first hour at Hill Cart Road. For criminal complaint before the magistrate, the paper you sign first is the paper the other side will read.
Bring the file before you send a letter or a notice you cannot support.
The worry people bring
Most people who come about criminal complaint before the magistrate are worried they are already late, or that a relative has moved faster than they have. That worry is a reason to come, not a reason to sign something you have not read.
You can ask for a day. If someone is pressing you to sign today, you may still wait until the draft matches what you actually agreed.
How this office helps
The chamber's work on criminal complaint before the magistrate is advice, drafting, and appearance. It is not a promise that the other side, or the court, will agree.
- Read the papers you already have for criminal complaint before the magistrate
- Tell you if a different case is the one you need
- Draft the reply, deed, or filing you instruct
- Appear where this chamber's courts and offices cover the matter
- Tell you to send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost
Questions people ask
How much does help with criminal complaint before the magistrate cost?
Criminal matter work at this chamber starts at Rupees 20000. Court fees, if any, are extra. Send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost.
How long will this take?
Reading a complete file at the chamber is often one visit. After that, the time belongs to the office or the court that has the file. No result and no date is promised on this page.
Do I have to come in person?
You should come if you must sign or give instructions on criminal complaint before the magistrate. A relative can carry photocopies, but a signature the advocate has not seen you make is not how this chamber sends a court paper. If you live outside Siliguri, call before you travel.
What if a paper is missing?
Bring what you have and say what you cannot find. The advocate will tell you whether the next office usually insists on that sheet. Do not attach someone else's document and call it yours.
Can you guarantee the outcome?
No. The chamber prepares the case and appears. The court, the department, or the other party decides. A page on this website is not a promise of success.
Which courts do you cover?
The office is in Siliguri. Work is carried to the courts at Siliguri and Darjeeling, the courts at Jalpaiguri, the Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court at Jalpaiguri, and, for land tribunal matters, Kolkata. For this job the next forum is the magistrate who can take the complaint.
What should I do today?
Bring the papers listed for criminal complaint before the magistrate and do not sign a blank sheet. Call 9733025982 or 9434006684, or WhatsApp 9669664421, and name this work. Send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost.
Talk to the office
Bring the papers you have. Criminal matter work at this chamber starts at Rupees 20000. Court fees, if any, are extra. Send the details on WhatsApp and we'll reply with the exact cost.
This page is general information for people in Siliguri and North Bengal. It is not legal advice for your papers. Rules, stamp requirements and office practice change. Call the chamber before you rely on it.