Free AI Legal Assistant for Indian Law

What Kanoon-AI actually does today

These are the working features, not a roadmap.

• Legal question answering in English and Hindi, with pointers to the governing statute.
• Document drafting from structured templates: legal notice, police complaint, RTI application, consumer complaint, bail and anticipatory bail applications, rent agreement, NDA, will and more.
• Document analysis of text-based PDF, DOCX and TXT files (no OCR of scanned images or photos).
• A laws library covering BNS, BNSS, BSA, the Constitution, Consumer Protection Act, RTI, NI Act and others.
• Curated landmark judgments (Beta) and educational calculators (Beta) for court fee, limitation and interest estimates.

Honest limits you should plan around

AI systems can state a provision confidently and still be wrong about its current text, especially after the 2023 criminal-law overhaul replaced the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act with the BNS, BNSS and BSA. Always open India Code and read the section yourself before you rely on it.

• No guarantee that every citation is complete or current — verify against the bare Act.
• No OCR: scanned or photographed documents will not be read.
• No unlimited free usage: 5 questions per day, 3 drafts per month on the Free plan.
• No representation, no filing on your behalf, no advocate-client privilege.
• State-level rules — court fees, stamp duty, rent control, police procedure — vary and may not be captured.

A realistic workflow

The people who get the most out of it use AI at the start and the end of a matter: at the start to understand the map, at the end to sanity-check a draft. In between, a human handles strategy and appearance.

Step-by-step

1. 1

   Describe the dispute in your own words

   Include state, dates and amounts. Hindi, Hinglish or English all work.

2. 2

   Ask for the governing provision and forum

   For example: 'Which law and which forum applies to a bounced cheque of ₹2,00,000 in Pune?'

3. 3

   Open the linked statute

   Read the section on India Code. If the assistant's summary and the bare Act disagree, the bare Act wins.

4. 4

   Generate the draft

   Use the drafting templates for the notice or complaint, then edit names, dates, amounts and reliefs by hand.

5. 5

   Get it reviewed before filing

   A legal-aid or private advocate reviewing a prepared draft costs far less time than starting from zero.

Documents you need

• Text-based PDF, DOCX or TXT copies of the agreement, notice or order in question
• A dated summary of events
• Proof of payment or of the transaction in dispute
• Identity and address proof of the person who will sign

Common mistakes to avoid

• Filing an AI draft without reading it — wrong party names and wrong sections are the usual casualties.
• Relying on a repealed provision. The IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act have been replaced by the BNS, BNSS and BSA respectively.
• Uploading photographs of documents and expecting them to be read; only text-based files are supported.
• Treating a general answer as an opinion on your facts.
• Pasting Aadhaar numbers, full card numbers or OTPs into any chat interface.

When you should see an advocate

• Any criminal matter where arrest, custody or bail is in play.
• Any matter already listed before a court or tribunal.
• Property, succession and matrimonial matters where documents must be proved.
• Whenever the opposite side is represented.

Frequently asked questions

Is Kanoon-AI free?

There is a Free plan with 5 questions per day and 3 document drafts per month. A paid Pro plan with higher limits, subject to fair use, is listed on the pricing page.

Does it know the new criminal laws?

The laws library covers the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. Always confirm the exact section text on India Code.

Can it read a scanned FIR photo?

No. Document analysis supports text-based PDF, DOCX and TXT only. OCR for scanned images is not available.

Can AI replace my lawyer?

No. It can prepare you, shorten research and produce a first draft. Advice, strategy and appearance remain the advocate's work.