White-collar crime refers to financially motivated nonviolent crime committed by business and government professionals. Within criminology, it was first defined by sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939 as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation”. Categories of white collar crimes are bribery and corruption, food and drug adulteration, counterfeiting, forgery, tax evasion, cyber-crimes etc.

The term “white-collar crime” has not been defined in the code. But the dimensions of white-collar crime are so wide that after analyzing the provisions of Indian Penal Code 1860, we may conclude that certain offence under Indian Penal Code is closely linked with white collar crimes such as bribery, corruption and adulteration of food, forgery etc. The special Acts dealing with white collar crimes and the provisions of Indian Penal Code should be harmoniously interpreted to control the problem of white-collar crimes.

The member of Suryavansh Law Firm on white collar crime practice offer exceptional skills in dealing with white collar crime issues. The firm deals with matters concerning market manipulation, complex frauds, bribery, conflict of interest, insider trading and investment fraud among others. Our work includes assisting in investigation, pre-investigation due diligence on a target entity and its promoters advising client on framing policies for companies.

Our experience allows us to counsel client on strategic issues such as corrective actions and voluntary disclosures.