In an interview with criminal lawyer Sana Raees Khan, she discussed her love of the law, particularly criminal law. Additionally, she discussed the difficulties she encountered early in her profession. At last, she had intentions to mentor and support the next generation of lawyers.
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00:00I think my passion for law primarily before, I mean, my specialization, I have always been
00:12passionate about law, the legal field, and I'm an adrenaline junkie. I'm like, I mean,
00:17I really like thrill, adventurous thing, adventurous things. And I think, of course, this, I mean,
00:23of course, law itself is, I've always been drawn towards this profession, probably because
00:29this is my calling, but criminal law is very challenging, and the most challenging aspect
00:33of the legal spectrum. So I think this is the reason why I'm more attracted to, I mean,
00:38I find this particular field, you know, criminal law, far more challenging. And that is the
00:42reason I find, you know, even more, you know, I mean, I'm, I'm even more passionate towards
00:49it. But otherwise, of course, I own a law firm that deals with all branches of law.
00:53But of course, I specialize in criminal law and, you know, my commitment towards the principles
01:00of justice and to upholding the principle of justice and to, you know, secure justice
01:05for clients, secure release, their release, secure equity for them, and to represent them
01:12and to, you know, become a voice for the voiceless and to, of course, to support their rights
01:16and to speak up for them. I think that is also one of the reasons why, you know, criminal
01:21law, I find criminal law, very interesting.
01:29Yeah, so I think, I mean, of course, it is, I know that to be successful at a young age,
01:35in this field of law is, of course, is a surprising aspect for many people, because when I started
01:40out, you know, the moment I passed out, of course, I was interning as a law student also
01:45the moment I started out, you know, as a lawyer, and I just started out my own, the moment
01:50I passed out, and I completed my LLB while I was doing my master's. So I was, of course,
01:53told by many people that, you know, just why don't you pursue corporate law? Why don't
01:57you pursue the corporate sector? Why don't you get into films? You know, just take the
02:00easy route. Why are you getting into the criminal? I mean, why are you getting into this field?
02:05Like, why are you, I mean, taking up criminal cases, you have to deal with criminals and
02:09that would be very risky. So I think, of course, all these challenges and all these questions
02:13and preconceived notions are, of course, brought up before me and I was asked several questions.
02:18I was, of course, even dissuaded by a lot of people, you know, telling me, hey, listen,
02:22you know, while I was even getting death threats in a lot of cases, I was told by many people,
02:26including one of my family members, and, you know, just stay away from the criminal part
02:30of it. Stay away from the, don't take up criminal cases. And then you can just continue with
02:35the rest of the field. I mean, with the field taking up the other, taking up the, like other
02:40sort of cases, not necessarily criminal cases. But despite that, I never got discouraged
02:45or dissuaded. I just kept moving forth, you know, undeterred. And I think my passion has
02:50all, has remained my strength. And I think that because I never budged because of, and
02:57all these, you know, preconceived notions never became any barrier in my head. You know,
03:01I was always very, I was always very confident that all these barriers, you know, collapse
03:06if you're very confident about your skill, your art, and that's how, that's what I've
03:09been. I just truly work towards my craft and I just work hard. And that's the reason I
03:14think I've been able to create a niche for myself at a young age.
03:22Honestly, there's a long list. And of course, it's a very different ballgame altogether
03:28while I'm dealing with the high profile cases, because, you know, I'm subjected to media
03:31scrutiny, you know, there's an external pressure, a lot of questions, and a lot of, of course,
03:36you know, opinions, public opinion basically is formed while I'm handling, before I'm defending,
03:42while I'm defending the client, there's always a public, there's already a public opinion
03:44about the client being guilty before the court declares the person guilty, my client guilty
03:51or innocent in the court of law. So, I mean, there have been, of course, all cases are
03:56special for me. I work with immense dedication on each and every case. But if you, if you
04:02ask me to speak about a few cases, then I would say, I think one of the most challenging
04:07cases would, of course, no doubt, the top murder case of the country, which is Sheenabora
04:11murder case, when I took up this case and when I was handling Indrani Mukherjee's case,
04:15I think I was told by a lot of people that, you know, don't take up this case at such
04:19a young age when, you know, she's already, I mean, when there were a lot of rejections,
04:25her bail applications were rejected several times before I took up the, before I took
04:29it up. So that time also I was told by a lot of people, don't take it up, you know, because,
04:34I mean, of course, this is a case of rejection, but somehow I was very confident when I took
04:38it up and I decided that once I've taken it up, I have to get her out because I believed
04:42in her innocence and I really, I definitely worked on the entire strategy completely in
04:47a new manner and I went through the case thoroughly and of course, with my dedication and passion,
04:52I got her out. Even in encounter matter, you know, while I was defending a model and alleged
04:58gangster also in that case, that time also I was getting death threats and, you know,
05:04but despite of the threats, you know, I never bowed down. I continued to defend my client
05:08and I got her out and when that model, you know, when she came out, she smiled at me
05:12and she tells me that, you know, you've given me a second life, I owe the second life to
05:16you and then, you know, just within a few months she was killed. I think that definitely,
05:21you know, I was deeply disturbed by that incident when she was killed within a few months of
05:25her release because I was really expecting that, you know, she had a, she could have
05:30a flourishing life, you know, after her release but somehow, unfortunately, what happened
05:35of course moved me in a way that I realized that, you know, everything is very temporary
05:40but despite of that, I also became all the more adamant that no matter what, no matter
05:45what, I will be unstoppable. I will continue to defend my client's rights even more vigorously.
05:56So, that's what I, how I already mentioned, you know, with media, of course, comes public
06:01scrutiny and when there is public scrutiny, people already create public opinion and people
06:05already have notion about my clients. Many a times, they already feel due to, you know,
06:10media narratives being built around the whole case. Sometimes, you know, clients feel that
06:15sometimes but despite of, you know, the external pressure, the media pressure, I think my specialization
06:21is that I maintain the clarity and I maintain that, you know, honesty between the media
06:27and between my communication. I always give out all correct, accurate information about
06:32the case so that, you know, it gets projected fairly without prejudicing, without causing
06:39any prejudice to prosecution or my client's case and that is, I think, that is the core
06:45of it and apart from that, I think, you know, to be able to, you know, to be able to accept,
06:51to be able to move forth, which is part of the challenges is what my speciality has been.
06:55I have handled, I am known to crack all the challenges and all the, and, you know, I mean,
07:01challenges, challenging and worst kind of cases, I have cracked and I think I am known
07:06for that, that, you know, most difficult cases have been cracked by me and the, one of the
07:09reasons besides passion is my honesty and dedication towards my craft and towards my
07:15work, you know, that I focus and I concentrate on each and every aspect of my case and I
07:20work towards it with immense passion. So, of course, with media, I am always, I always
07:27ensure and always ensure that there is clarity in communication and that helps in all the
07:33cases that I deal with and all the high profile cases and, of course, always the outcome is
07:38positive touchwood, Mashallah, because of my dedication and because of my hard work.
07:48Yeah, definitely. In fact, you know, I'm a firm believer that, you know, like when I
07:53started out, you know, I was told by several people that, hey, listen, before your hair
07:57turns grey, you know, before you become like super old, you're not going to taste success in
08:01this legal industry and I actually destroyed all these notions. I have literally, I mean,
08:06I'm a living proof that you don't need to be like 50 or above 40 to actually taste success
08:11in this profession because I started out young and I got success at a young age.
08:16So, of course, any lawyer can become successful at a young age.
08:19You don't need to, I mean, see, I mean, of course, I respect senior lawyers and seniority
08:23is something, I mean, that's something you, I mean, one must respect, but apart from that,
08:29you know, with my track record, if you see my track record is just as, I've had a track
08:34record of cases, one, just as many as probably so many senior counsels or more than far more
08:40than in many cases. So that's only because I never really bowed down to any of these,
08:46you know, preconceived notions or the bubble that many people live under.
08:50I always believe in my own, in, you know, carving my own niche rather than following any
08:56fixed notion or any path. So I think that is the reason and I, in fact, in my firm also,
09:01I hire, you know, young lawyers and so many interns and young people, you know, so that
09:05and I encourage them and motivate them even more so that, you know, I create a bunch of
09:10young, you know, young lawyers more inspiring and they are furthermore inspired to contribute effectively.