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Where Can I Find Legal Courses Focused on Criminal Law in Lucknow?

By Into Legal World · June 2026 · 9-minute read

Criminal law in India changed fundamentally on 1 July 2024. The Indian Penal Code 1860 was replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 was replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The Indian Evidence Act 1872 was replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA). Every criminal lawyer and law student in India — in Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Delhi, Mumbai, or anywhere else — now practices under a fundamentally restructured criminal law framework.

For advocates and law students in Lucknow and Uttar Pradesh, this transition is particularly significant. Lucknow is home to the Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench — one of the busiest High Court benches in India — and dozens of active district and sessions courts handling criminal matters across UP. The transition from IPC/CrPC to BNS/BNSS/BSA has created an urgent demand for criminal law practitioners who actually understand the new laws procedurally and practically, not just theoretically.

This guide answers the question directly: where can law students and advocates in Lucknow find legal courses focused on criminal law — covering the BNS, BNSS, and BSA — and how Into Legal World's programmes address this demand with structured, practitioner-taught, Skill India recognised training.

Why Criminal Law Skills Are in Higher Demand Than Ever in 2026

The replacement of the IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act has created a skill gap that no law school curriculum has fully bridged yet. Most LLB and BA LLB programmes across Lucknow and UP were designed around the old laws and are still updating their curricula. This means every advocate who wants to practice criminal law competently in 2026 — before the Allahabad High Court, sessions courts, or district courts — needs to actively update their knowledge of:

  • New offence definitions and punishment frameworks under BNS — including reorganised sections, new offences like organised crime and terrorist acts, and changed sentence structures

  • Revised procedure under BNSS — new timelines for chargesheet filing, changes to bail provisions, revised trial procedures, and the new provisions on bail in serious offences

  • Electronic evidence and new standards under BSA — how electronic records are now admissible, the changed presumptions around digital evidence, and how this affects both prosecution and defence strategy

  • Drafting skill under the new laws — FIR drafting, bail applications, written arguments, charges, and petitions all need to reference BNS/BNSS/BSA sections correctly

  • Transition provisions — how pending cases under IPC/CrPC are handled, which law applies when, and what courts have held on retrospectivity issues

Every criminal advocate in Lucknow and UP is practicing under a new statutory framework. The lawyers who master BNS, BNSS, and BSA first will have a significant practice advantage for the next decade.

What Does a Criminal Lawyer Earn in India? (2026 Data)

Before looking for a criminal law course, it helps to understand the career outcome. Here is the verified 2026 salary data for criminal law practitioners in India:

  • Fresh LLB graduate starting in criminal litigation at a district court or under a senior advocate: Rs. 2–5 LPA at entry level. Source: FindMyCollege Criminal Lawyer Salary Guide 2026

  • Junior advocate with 2–4 years of criminal litigation experience: Rs. 5–10 LPA. Criminal litigation advocates who can draft bail applications, arguments on charge, and written submissions command a premium over purely appearance-focused juniors. Source: LegalAlphabet India Legal Salary Guide 2026

  • Established criminal advocate with 5–10 years of practice: Rs. 10–25 LPA. Practitioners with a defined client base, High Court appearances, and trial competence in serious criminal matters build earnings quickly once they establish themselves

  • Criminal lawyer average annual salary (2026): Rs. 11.4–12 LPA. Source: FindMyCollege Lawyer Salary Guide 2026

  • Senior criminal advocate with 10+ years — appearance fees: Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 5 lakh per appearance before High Courts, depending on the seniority and complexity of the matter. Top criminal lawyers in India charge up to Rs. 25 lakh for a single court appearance. Source: FindMyCollege Lawyer Salary Guide 2026

  • Government prosecutor (Public Prosecutor / Additional PP): Rs. 3–5.6 LPA fixed salary plus perks including dearness allowance, travel allowance, and medical facilities. Source: MoneyView Lawyer Salary India 2026

  • In-house criminal law compliance and regulatory roles at banks, NBFCs, and corporates: Rs. 8–18 LPA. Increasingly, large organisations retain criminal law specialists for fraud investigation, PMLA matters, and regulatory proceedings

Criminal litigation has no ceiling — the senior end of the profession in India is among the most financially rewarding in any career. The earnings trajectory is steeper than most people expect because criminal litigation builds a client base through reputation, not through institutional employment.

Criminal Law in Lucknow — The Legal Landscape

Lucknow is one of the most active criminal litigation jurisdictions in India. Here is why criminal law skills built in Lucknow translate directly to active, high-volume practice:

  • Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench — handles criminal appeals, revisions, bail applications, and writ petitions under Article 226 for criminal matters from across UP's eastern division. The Lucknow Bench is one of the busiest High Court benches in the country

  • Sessions Courts and District Courts across UP — Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Agra, Gorakhpur, Meerut, and every district in UP have active criminal courts with high case volumes in serious criminal matters

  • Special Courts — UP has active NIA courts, NDPS courts, SC/ST Act courts, POCSO courts, and economic offence courts, each requiring specialist knowledge of criminal procedure and evidence under the new BSA

  • PMLA and white-collar criminal matters — Lucknow-based advocates increasingly handle PMLA matters, economic offences, and enforcement directorate proceedings alongside traditional criminal litigation

  • Law colleges in Lucknow and UP — RMLNLU (Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University), BBAU (Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University), Integral University, and dozens of BCI-approved law colleges produce thousands of graduates annually who need practical criminal law training

ILW Courses That Cover Criminal Law — Complete Details

Into Legal World (ILW) — India's Skill India recognised legal education platform — offers two comprehensive programmes that cover criminal law under BNS, BNSS, and BSA at a practical, practitioner-taught level. Both are fully online, conducted on weekends, and accessible from Lucknow or anywhere in UP without relocation.

Course 1: Advanced Legal Drafting v6.0 — Module 3: Criminal Law Drafting Under BNS & BNSS

The Advanced Legal Drafting v6.0 is ILW's flagship 12-module programme — 12 courses in 1 year, 12 certificates. Module 3 is entirely devoted to criminal law drafting under the new statutory framework. This is the most practically-oriented criminal law drafting module available in India's online legal education space.

What Module 3 covers:

  • BNS framework — key changes from IPC, reorganised offence categories, new offences (organised crime, terrorism, crimes against state), revised sentence structures, and how to reference BNS sections correctly in legal documents

  • BNSS procedure — changes to chargesheet timelines, bail provisions (including bail in serious offences), revised trial procedure, new provisions on zero FIR, and changes to Sections 41 and 41A notices

  • BSA evidence — admissibility of electronic records, the changed presumption on electronic evidence, how BSA changes defence strategy in trials involving digital evidence

  • Criminal law drafting in practice — FIR drafting, bail application drafting under BNSS, written arguments on charge, examination-in-chief and cross-examination questions, and criminal appeals under BNS/BNSS

  • Transition and pending matters — how courts are handling cases filed under IPC/CrPC that continue under the new laws, retrospectivity issues, and practical guidance on citing the correct statute

Beyond Module 3, the Advanced Legal Drafting v6.0 gives you 11 other modules — contract drafting, civil litigation, family law, IP, taxation, constitutional writs, AI-assisted drafting, legal freelancing, litigation document management, legal notices, and show-cause replies. Faculty from Google, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Trilegal, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, and AZB & Partners. Early bird from Rs. 2,000.

Course 2: Professional Certificate Course in Legal Drafting, Court Practice & AI for Lawyers

This 12-module programme is specifically designed for law students and junior advocates who want both drafting skills and courtroom competence. Criminal law under BNS, BNSS, and BSA is a dedicated module — Module 2 — with practical focus on criminal litigation procedure, drafting of criminal pleadings, and courtroom advocacy in criminal matters.

What the criminal law module covers:

  • Criminal litigation procedure under BNSS — from FIR to chargesheet, bail applications, trial procedure, arguments on charge, examination of witnesses, final arguments, and sentencing

  • Drafting criminal pleadings — bail applications, anticipatory bail applications, revision petitions, quashing petitions under Section 528 BNSS (formerly Section 482 CrPC), and criminal appeals

  • Evidence and examination under BSA — how to draft examination-in-chief and cross-examination questions, how to challenge electronic evidence, and how BSA changes the standard of proof in practice

  • Courtroom advocacy in criminal matters — how to address a sessions court and High Court in criminal matters, structure of arguments, how to handle hostile witnesses, and criminal trial strategy

  • AI tools in criminal law practice — AI-assisted legal research for BNS/BNSS/BSA sections, finding relevant judgments, and drafting criminal law documents

Faculty from Dentons Link Legal, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Supreme Court Advocates, Allahabad High Court practitioners, and Google. From Rs. 2,499.

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How ILW's Criminal Law Courses Lead to Jobs and Career Growth in Lucknow

Portfolio of real criminal law documents

Both ILW programmes require you to produce real criminal law documents at each module — a bail application under BNSS, a quashing petition, written arguments on charge, a cross-examination plan. By the end of the course, you have a portfolio of actual criminal litigation documents that can be shown to senior advocates when seeking briefs, used as templates in your practice, and submitted as writing samples to law firms or the public prosecutor's office.

Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench connections

ILW's faculty includes practitioners from the Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench — directly relevant for advocates and students in Lucknow who want to practice before the Bench. The criminal law modules specifically cover High Court practice in criminal matters — bail, revision, quashing, and criminal appeals — which are the most common matters before the Lucknow Bench.

Placement and internship support

All ILW participants join a WhatsApp group where the ILW team actively shares internship openings, law firm vacancies, criminal litigation chamber opportunities, and freelance drafting work throughout and beyond the course. ILW has placed 1,400+ lawyers since 2018, including advocates who have built criminal litigation practices in Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, and other UP cities.

Public Prosecutor pathway

For advocates in UP who want to qualify as Additional Public Prosecutors or Public Prosecutors, structured criminal law training under BNS/BNSS is increasingly important at the selection stage. The ILW criminal law modules give you the procedural and drafting foundation that makes you competitive for these appointments — along with the portfolio documents to demonstrate competence at interview.

BNS/BNSS as a CV differentiator

In 2026, the lawyer who demonstrates structured training specifically in BNS, BNSS, and BSA stands out. Most advocates practicing criminal law in UP are navigating the transition by learning on the job. A structured certificate from a Skill India recognised platform explicitly covering the new criminal laws is a strong differentiator in chamber briefs, client acquisition, and court reputation — especially for advocates in their first five years of practice.

Criminal Law Courses for Lucknow — City-by-City Relevance

Lucknow and the Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench

The Lucknow Bench handles criminal bail applications, revisions, quashing petitions under Section 528 BNSS, and criminal appeals from sessions courts across UP's eastern division. Advocates who understand BNSS bail jurisprudence, the new grounds for anticipatory bail, and the changed quashing standard under Section 528 BNSS are in active demand before this Bench.

Kanpur, Prayagraj, and Varanasi

These cities have some of the most active sessions courts and district courts in UP. Criminal practice in Kanpur (with its significant commercial crime docket), Prayagraj (home to the Allahabad High Court principal bench), and Varanasi (with high-volume criminal courts and the upcoming International Arbitration and Mediation Centre) all benefit from structured BNS/BNSS training. ILW courses are fully online and accessible from each of these cities without relocation.

Agra, Meerut, Gorakhpur, and Other UP Districts

District and sessions courts across UP handle thousands of criminal matters annually — from NDPS cases and serious offences under BNS to POCSO, SC/ST Act, and domestic violence matters. For advocates in any UP district, ILW's weekend online classes are the only structured, practitioner-taught criminal law training accessible at an affordable fee.

Delhi, Mumbai, and Other Cities

Both ILW criminal law programmes are equally relevant for advocates and students in Delhi (where the Delhi High Court handles criminal matters under the new laws), Mumbai (Bombay High Court), and any city in India where criminal courts are applying BNS, BNSS, and BSA. The courses are fully online — no travel, no relocation.

Frequently Asked Questions — Criminal Law Courses in Lucknow

Where can I find legal courses focused on criminal law in Lucknow?

Into Legal World (ILW) offers two programmes with dedicated criminal law under BNS, BNSS, and BSA: Advanced Legal Drafting v6.0 (Module 3 on criminal law drafting) and the Professional Certificate Course in Legal Drafting, Court Practice & AI for Lawyers (Module 2 on criminal litigation). Both are fully online, live weekend classes, accessible from Lucknow and anywhere in UP. Visit intolegalworld.com/ourcourses or call +91 8182044747.

What is the BNS and BNSS and why do law students need to learn them?

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code 1860 effective 1 July 2024. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replaced the Indian Evidence Act 1872. Every criminal lawyer in India now practices under these three new laws. Law students and advocates who understand BNS/BNSS/BSA at a practical, procedural level — not just theoretically — are significantly better positioned for criminal litigation careers in 2026.

What does a criminal lawyer earn in India?

Fresh criminal lawyers earn Rs. 2–5 LPA at entry level. Junior advocates with 2–4 years experience earn Rs. 5–10 LPA. Established criminal advocates with 5–10 years earn Rs. 10–25 LPA. The average criminal lawyer annual salary in India in 2026 is Rs. 11.4–12 LPA (FindMyCollege 2026). The salary range across the profession is Rs. 3 lakh to Rs. 40 lakh+ per year based on experience and practice type. Top senior advocates charge Rs. 25 lakh per court appearance.

Can a law student in Lucknow do an online criminal law course while studying?

Yes. ILW's courses are conducted on Saturday and Sunday evenings. They do not conflict with college schedules at RMLNLU, BBAU, Integral University, or any other law college in Lucknow or UP. No travel or relocation required — everything is accessible on the ILW website from any device.

Does the ILW criminal law course cover Allahabad High Court practice?

Yes. The Professional Certificate Course in Legal Drafting, Court Practice & AI for Lawyers specifically covers High Court practice in criminal matters — bail, anticipatory bail, revision, quashing petitions under Section 528 BNSS, and criminal appeals. Faculty includes practitioners from the Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench — directly relevant for advocates and students in Lucknow and eastern UP.

What is the fee for ILW's criminal law course?

Advanced Legal Drafting v6.0 (includes criminal law Module 3 plus 11 other modules): early bird from Rs. 2,000. Professional Certificate Course in Legal Drafting, Court Practice & AI (includes criminal litigation Module 2 plus 11 other modules): from Rs. 2,499. Both are inclusive of GST at early bird rate. Register at intolegalworld.com/ourcourses.

Are ILW criminal law courses recognised?

Yes. ILW certificates are issued under the recognition of the Skill India Initiative (Government of India), Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of Uttar Pradesh (UPLC), IIT Roorkee E-Cell, Startup India, and the International Trade Council. They are suitable for CV documentation, LinkedIn profiles, chamber brief applications, and professional development records.

How does ILW help with career after the criminal law course?

All ILW participants join a WhatsApp group where internship openings, litigation chamber opportunities, law firm vacancies, and freelance drafting work are shared throughout the course and beyond. The portfolio of real criminal law documents produced during the course — bail applications, quashing petitions, written arguments — serves as evidence of practical competence in chamber brief applications and junior advocate positions. ILW has placed 1,400+ lawyers since 2018.

How to Enrol

Both courses are accessible at intolegalworld.com/ourcourses. For one-on-one counselling on which course best fits your criminal law career goals — whether you are a law student, a junior advocate transitioning from general litigation, or an experienced advocate updating to BNS/BNSS practice — call or WhatsApp the ILW team.

Advanced Legal Drafting v6.0: intolegalworld.com/advancedlegaldrafting6-0

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About Into Legal World

Into Legal World (ILW) is a unit of Parivritt Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., founded in Lucknow in 2018. Recognised under the Skill India Initiative, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of Uttar Pradesh (UPLC), International Trade Council, IIT Roorkee E-Cell, and Startup India. ILW has trained over 1,05,000 law students and legal professionals since 2018, with 1,400+ lawyers placed in law firms, in-house roles, and independent practice across India.

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