criminal justice
Sex, drugs and a gruesome murder. An edgy one night stand turns into a nightmare for Aditya, when he wakes up with blood on his hands. The evidence is stacked against him, but he doesn't remember the grisly crime. Is he guilty or not ?

- Genre Crime, Thriller, Legal drama
- Written by Shridhar Raghavan
- Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey, Jackie Shroff, Anupriya Goenka, Mita Vashisht, Pankaj Saraswat, Rucha Inamdar, Madhurima Roy
- Composer Sameer Phaterpekar
- Country of origin India
- Original language Hindi
- No. of seasons 3
- No. of episodes 10
- Producers Sameer Nair, Arnav Chakravarti, Deepak Segal, Myleeta Aga
- Cinematography Harendra Singh
- Editor Abhijit Deshpande, Sourabh Prabhudesai, Raju Nikalje, Robin Sharma
- Running time 41-60 minutes
- Production company BBC Studios India, Applause Entertainment
- Network Hotstar
- Release 5 April 2019
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ABOUT Criminal Justice
Last Updated : 03 Mar 2025CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEWS
'Like Pankaj Tripathi, I instinctively look for humour in every material I work on': Rohan Sippy on injecting laughs into a legal thriller like Criminal Justice
August 08, 2025 8:06 am
In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Criminal Justice director Rohan Sippy opens up on taking on the legal thriller series from season 2, working with Pankaj Tripathi, and exploring motherhood through the fourth instalment, A Family Matter.
Sameer Nair feels Indian adaptation of The Office would do far better today: 'Market was smaller then, wanted to do 11 seasons like US'
July 08, 2025 10:13 am
In an exclusive interview with SCREEN, Applause's Sameer Nair discusses adapting shows from the West in India, like Criminal Justice and The Office, and taking a leaf out of Indian books for series like Scam 1992, Black Warrant, and the upcoming one on Gandhi.
Criminal Justice A Family Matter review: Surveen Chawla stands out as Pankaj Tripathi's show goes flat
May 30, 2025 12:36 pm
Criminal Justice A Family Matter review: Pankaj Tripathi’s everyman-ness is his most endearing trait, but it can also become a much of muchness.
Disney+ Hotstar announces season four of Pankaj Tripathi-led Criminal Justice
May 17, 2024 3:29 pm
Disney+ Hotstar announced the fourth season of Pankaj Tripathi-led crime drama series Criminal Justice.
New criminal justice bills mark end of colonial-era laws, watershed moment in history: PM Modi
December 21, 2023 10:53 pm
"In our Amrit Kaal, these legal reforms redefine our legal framework to be more relevant and empathy driven," he said.
Home Minister Shah tables bills that will overhaul India’s criminal justice system: What happens next?
August 13, 2023 12:17 pm
The Union Home Minister said that the three colonial laws – Indian Penal Code, 1860; Criminal Procedure Code, 1898; and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – shall be replaced, in perhaps the largest criminal justice reform in India’s history.
Purab Kohli says there was an explosion of work after Rock On but he decided to take a break. Here’s why
August 25, 2022 10:08 pm
Actor Purab Kohli talks about Criminal Justice Adhura Sach, working with an ensemble cast and his Hollywood aspirations.
Criminal Justice 3 teaser: Pankaj Tripathi's Madhav Mishra is set to fight his 'toughest case'. Watch
August 03, 2022 12:28 pm
Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach teaser: Pankaj Tripathi and Shweta Basu Prasad will face off in this Disney+ Hotstar legal drama.
Korean adaptation of Criminal Justice in the works
January 14, 2021 5:35 pm
The Korean take of the British show, which will air on a local broadcaster, will be directed by Lee Myoung-woo, who recently directed Backstreet Rookie, starring Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung.
With every new project, I try to break the image created by my previous work: Pankaj Tripathi
April 07, 2019 8:16 pm
Versatile actor Pankaj Tripathi is being lauded for his performance in Hotstar Specials’ Criminal Justice. He will be seen next in Kabir Khan’s 83.
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