Protector mindset
Every client is family. We shield you from coercive notices, illegal freezes and police overreach — first response within the hour.
Cyber Crime · Bank Freezing · Crypto Fraud
Bank accountfrozen?We unfreeze it. Fast.
Shield Law Firm — led by advocates Siby Varghese and Vatan Bhatnagar — has restored 1200+ frozen accounts across Delhi, Ghaziabad and pan-India. Cyber crime, crypto fraud, white-collar defence and high-stakes litigation.
By the numbers
A decade of decisive litigation.
Outcomes accumulated across magistrate, sessions, High Court and tribunal forums — Delhi NCR and pan-India.
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Bank Accounts Unfrozen
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Practice Areas
Practice
Built for the cases others avoid.
Eight specialised practice areas, one standard — relentless preparation, fast filings, and quiet, decisive outcomes.
01
Bank Account Freezing
Lien removal under PMLA, cyber-fraud holds and 7th-respondent freezes — restored, on record.
02
Cyber & Crypto Law
Online fraud, USDT scams, blockchain forensics and FIR-stage defence across India.
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Financial & White-Collar
ED, EOW, MLM and economic-offence representation for individuals and enterprises.
Reach & Collaborations
Headquartered in the NCR.
Working across India.
Shield Law Firm is based in Ghaziabad and Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. Our matters routinely take us to cyber cells, economic offence wings and trial courts across the country — coordinating with state police forces as a legally trained partner for victims and accused alike. Collaborative, evidence-based, and respectful of due process.
- Delhi NCRNew Delhi · Karkardooma · Rohini · Dwarka — all districts
- Uttar PradeshNoida · Ghaziabad · Lucknow · Agra · Varanasi
- HaryanaGurugram · Faridabad · Panchkula · Panipat
- UttarakhandRoorkee · Dehradun
- Punjab & ChandigarhChandigarh · Ludhiana · Amritsar
- Himachal PradeshShimla · Mandi · Kullu
- RajasthanJaipur
- GujaratGandhinagar · Ahmedabad · Vadodara · Surat
- Madhya PradeshBhopal · Indore
- MaharashtraMumbai · Pune · Nagpur
- BiharPatna · Gaya
- West BengalKolkata · Howrah
- OdishaBhubaneshwar · Cuttack
- TelanganaHyderabad · Rachakonda
- Andhra PradeshVisakhapatnam · Vijayawada
- KarnatakaBengaluru (CCB) · Mysore · Mangalore · Hubli
- Tamil NaduChennai · Coimbatore · Salem
- KeralaKochi · Ernakulam · Trivandrum
International & NRI clients
We act for NRIs, foreign nationals and overseas victims of India-based scams — bank freezes, cyber and crypto fraud, divorce and property disputes — without requiring physical presence in India for every hearing. Clear communication across jurisdictions, on the record.
Representative — cities where matters have been handled
Flagship PracticeBank account
Bank account
unfrozen —
start to finish.
From the moment your account is locked, our four-stage protocol moves in parallel across police, magistrate and bank — quietly closing the matter without unnecessary press or panic.
Speak to a partner- I
Trace the Freeze
We identify the originating FIR, the police district and the legal ground — PMLA, cyber-cell hold, or 7th-respondent lien.
- II
Engage the IO
Direct, written representation to the Investigating Officer with documentary proof of bona-fide source.
- III
Magistrate / High Court
Application under Section 457 CrPC or writ before the High Court — argued by the founders themselves.
- IV
Restore & Recover
De-freeze order delivered to the bank. Account operational, funds recovered, on record.
Why Shield
The right lawyer makes all the difference.
In a sea of law firms, Shield Law Firm stands apart. We don’t just file cases — we fight for your rights with precision, empathy and an unwavering commitment to the order you actually need.
Choose the right lawyerStrategic excellence
We do not guess. Every petition is built on cited precedent, forensic evidence and a clear path to a favourable order.
Pan-India presence
Network of 150+ partner advocates across every High Court — your matter moves wherever the police, ED or NCLT sit.
The PartnersTwo practices.
Two practices.
One standard.
Shield is led by counsels who have spent the last decade litigating the matters most law firms quietly refuse — bank freezing, cyber crime, PMLA defence and crypto fraud.
01 · Partner
Siby Varghese
Cyber & Crypto Law
Founder of Shield Law Firm. Advises clients across India on cyber crime FIRs, USDT and P2P fraud recovery, exchange-account release and IT Act defence — with on-chain forensic partners feeding into every brief. Featured by Outlook, BusinessWorld, Mid-Day, ANI and Republic World.
02 · Partner
Vatan Bhatnagar
Bank Freezing · Financial Fraud
Co-founder of Shield Law Firm. Appears regularly before magistrate, sessions and High Court benches on Section 91 BNSS bank-freeze representations, PMLA and ED summons defence, and white-collar matters for business owners and P2P merchants across multiple states.
In their wordsQuiet outcomes,
Quiet outcomes,
loud relief.
Names withheld for client confidentiality. Cities and case outcomes are accurate; full file references available on request, subject to privilege.
“My current account was frozen for almost three months over a single USDT P2P transaction I had no idea was disputed. I had EMIs, payroll and supplier payments all stuck. The team at Shield drafted a Section 91 BNSS representation, coordinated with the investigating officer in another state, produced my KYC and source-of-funds trail, and had the lien lifted in eleven working days. They were responsive on WhatsApp at odd hours and never once made me feel like just a file number.”
Ramesh K., Business owner, Noida
Crypto-linked Bank Freeze
The Journal
All articlesNotes from the bar.
Speak in confidenceYour matter
Your matter
deserves privilege.
Reach the partners directly. Initial consultation is private, off-the-record, and obligation-free.