Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT)
MLAT- Criminal
Central Authority in India for Mutual Legal Assistance Requests in Criminal Matters
As per Allocation of Business Rules of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs is the nodal Ministry and the Central authority for seeking and providing mutual legal assistance in criminal law matters. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) receives all such requests, examines them and takes appropriate action. (Internal Security-II (IS-II) Division handles this subject in the Ministry of Home Affairs).
Ministry of Home Affairs
Phone : 011-23075321
E-mail : us-legal@mha.gov.in
MLAT in criminal matters signed by India with other foreign countries may be accessed through https://cbi.gov.in/MLATs-list.
The guidelines on MLAT in criminal matters may be accessed through https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2022-08/ISII_ComprehensiveGuidelines_17122019%5B1%5D.pdf.
MLAT- Civil & Commercial
Ministry of Law & Justice is the Central authority in MLAT in Civil and Commercial matters for seeking and providing legal assistance from/to foreign authorities in Civil or Commercial Matters.
List of the countries with whom the MLAT in Civil and Commercial matters is operational may be accessed through https://legalaffairs.gov.in/documents/mlat.