One of my clients recently had a case which I am explaining below and if you are stuck in such similar situation, here is what to do.
Note: Due to attorney-client privilege, I cannot disclose complete case details or identify the actual parties involved. However, I am sharing the essential facts and legal approach so that if you find yourself in a similar situation, you can understand the available solutions and legal remedies.
TL;DR: An FIR threat for an abusive phone call to a telemarketer is usually louder than it is dangerous. Criminal intimidation in its simple form and intentional insult are both non-cognizable, bailable and compoundable, so the police cannot register a case on their own and the matter can almost always be closed quietly. What you should not do is keep calling the person back or send another angry message, because that is the only thing that can make a small problem bigger.
Rohit Menon had blocked eleven numbers by the time he stopped counting. The calls came from two large edtech platforms, three or four a day, and every time he opened either app to check a course detail the phone would start ringing again. He had asked to be taken off the list, politely at first. Some weeks it worked. Most weeks it didn't.
On a Tuesday afternoon in early March 2025, the sixth call of the day landed while he was already having a bad day at work. He lost his temper and said things to the caller, a man, that were crude and sexual in nature. The representative told him a case would be filed. Rohit hung up. Six more calls came that day, and he couldn't ring the number back even if he wanted to.
He spent two days looking for answers and got nowhere useful, then contacted the Chamber of Advocate Sudhir Rao
Facing a similar matter? Speak to a criminal advocate in Delhi — Advocate Sudhir Rao appears in bail, trial and appellate matters before the Delhi District Courts, the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India.