Sh. Shoumendu Mukherji

Success Stories

                  Most family members of the persons in custody credit DLSA for it is their only beacon of hope in a dark world of motivated arrests and fabricated allegations. They cannot afford expensive lawyers and thus they rely on us to guide them through the nuances of a trial procedure and sections put on a charge sheet.

 

  1. A victim of domestic violence was assigned to me to file her DV Act application. Through the course of preparing / drafting her case, she interacted with me regularly. In the end, she conceded that despite having come across many lawyers at the National Human Rights Commission, National Commission for Women, she was only able to trust a DLSA counsel like me and that she would believe the advice I tendered. She was pleased to see a lawyer devote such time on her application, as it made her believe that her grievance was genuine and that there was indeed someone willing to hear her out.             [Sundari Chand v Prem Chand Ct. Case 8300/18]

 

  1. There was an occasion where upon successfully obtaining bail for her son, the mother broke into tears and with folded hands outside the court room thanked me for “getting her son back to her”. [State v Chanchal FIR No. 1267/18 P.S. Pul Prahladpur]

 

  1. On one occasion, a surety wished to withdraw where her brother was the accused. As a result, the accused brother was nearly taken into custody. However, since I was able to assure the Hon’ble Court that I will submit a reply to the withdrawal application filed by the surety, the Hon’ble Court granted time till next date for the accused to arrange for a different surety, and hence, the accused was free to go that day. Immediately upon coming out of court, he hugged me tight and said there was not even a person in his family who he could trust as much as his lawyer i.e. me. [State v Mohd. Hakeem and Shakeel FIR No. 1080/17 P.S. Jamia Nagar]

 

  1. I secured monthly maintenance amount for a mother of three during mediation. At the time when the case was assigned, the wife’s grievance was that her husband was unwilling to take any responsibility of the children and she had lost hope that her husband would even appear even if summoned by the Hon’ble Court. After filing of the case, her husband was summoned, and much to her surprise he appeared and agreed to pay monthly maintenance amount. Credit must also go the Ld. Mediator, whereby, if not for her efforts, such an outcome would not have been possible. [Shahana Ahmed v Raees Ahmed Ct. Case 76/2018]

 

  1. An accused frustrated by prolonged duration of his judicial custody wanted to plead guilty for an offence he did not commit. I convinced him to go ahead with the trial and be patient. When the judgment was pronounced, he was acquitted. [State v Mohd. Aurangzeb Khan FIR No. 695/17 P.S. Jamia Nagar]

 

  1. A victim of domestic violence had run away from her home in January ‘2018. She was rescued by the Police trying to commit suicide, and taken to protective custody at Asha Kiran Mental Institute, Rohini. Upon directions of the Hon’ble Court I visited the victim at the Asha Kiran Mental Institute, Rohini. After a detailed interaction, I was able to get the name of her family members and address in Rajasthan. A follow up call was made to the nearest police station in Rajasthan who ensured that the family members came to Delhi and took her back since the victim had expressed her willingness to return. On the next date before the Hon’ble Court, the victim’s brother appeared in person agreed to take the victim back with him. The custody of the victim was handed over to her brother and the same recorded in the order passed.           [DD No. 28A, P.S. Badarpur]

 

  1. During legal literacy classes at schools each month, it is moving to have a stake in the moulding of young minds which will shape India’s future. Listening to their thoughts and receiving an affirmative answer when asked if I was able to impart something new during the class, is extremely gratifying.