Losing in court isn’t the end. Where you appeal next, and what you’re actually allowed to argue, depends on details most people don’t know until they’re already past the deadline. A criminal conviction routes differently depending on the sentence and the court that passed it. A civil judgment gives you a full review the first time around, but a much narrower one the second time. As your appeal advocate in Ahmedabad, Raval Law Associates figures out the right path immediately, not after the window closes. Call us at +91 99099 57585 with your judgment or order.
An appeal only works if it goes to the right court, on the right ground, in time. We get all three right from the start.
Email us at legal@ravallawassociates.com with your judgment or order, and we’ll tell you exactly where it goes next.
It depends on who convicted you and what sentence you got. A Magistrate’s conviction goes to the Sessions Court. A Sessions Court conviction, or any sentence over seven years from any court, goes to the High Court. On bail, the law often works in your favor automatically. If your sentence is three years or less, or the offence is bailable, courts typically grant bail just long enough for you to file the appeal, unless there’s a specific reason not to.
A first appeal is broad. It lets the appellate court look at both the facts and the law from your original trial, almost like a fresh look at the whole case. A second appeal is much narrower. The High Court only hears it if there’s a substantial question of law involved, not just a disagreement with how the lower courts read the facts. Courts dismiss most second appeals that try to relitigate facts two courts have already decided. We frame the legal question carefully so your appeal actually clears that bar.
Yes, and missing it can end your case before anyone even looks at the merits. A second appeal generally has to be filed within 90 days of the decree. Criminal appeal deadlines vary by court and sentence, and some sentence-related appeals must be decided within six months once filed. We calculate your deadline the moment you bring us the judgment, so timing never becomes the reason you lose your right to appeal.
Advocate Parth Raval and Advocate Akanksha Raval each bring 9 years of experience handling criminal and civil appeals before Ahmedabad’s courts and the Gujarat High Court. A landmark case on the right to appeal itself, Anant Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of Gujarat, came out of this very state, and that history still shapes how courts here treat appellate rights. That experience covers what actually matters here:
You’ll work directly with one of the founding advocates on your appeal, not a junior associate learning the distinctions as they go.
