Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey, Jackie Shroff, Anupriya Goenka and Mita Vashisht in lead roles, the storyline follows the life of individuals on a gut-wrenching journey through the criminal justice system.

[2] It received positive response from critics, praising the performances of the principal characters, Tripathi, Massey and Shroff respectively.

In February 2020, the makers announced for the second season, titled Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors, which was released through Disney+ Hotstar on 24 December 2020.

She has a knack with her usage of words, she helps drop Aditya's charge on rape by proving that it was consensual, but however fails to get him an acquittal.

Aditya is asked to sign a plea bargaining agreement (where if you plead guilty your sentence will be reduced), as all the evidences point towards him.

[5] In April 2018, Tigmanshu Dhulia was announced as the director of the series,[6] eventually marking his digital debut,[7] and the makers signed Pankaj Tripathi, Vikrant Massey and Jackie Shroff to play the pivotal characters.

Archika Khurana of The Times of India gave 3.5 out of 5 stars stating "Criminal Justice walks us through a series of events that happen during remand, judicial custody, and hearings, is intriguing and engrossing for most parts.

"[19] Sana Farzeen writing for The Indian Express says, "Massey stands out playing a young boy who suddenly finds himself in a grave situation.

[20] Rohan Naahar of Hindustan Times rates it with 3.5 out of 5 stars and feels that the series being a remake relies on its actors to do the heavy lifting.

"[21] Udita Jhunjhunwala, reviewing for The Quint writes "Supporting cast members Saraswat, Inamdar and Dwivedi (as Aditya's sister and brother-in-law respectively) and Roy as the murdered girl are the most convincing.

"[22] Parmita Uniyal of India Today said that "Shroff's performance is one of the high points of the series, something that stays with you," while also saying that "[The show] could have a stronger impact with shorter episodes, crisper editing and right twists and turns.

Pankaj Tripathi and Khushboo Atre would be reprising their roles from previous 2 seasons, whereas Purab Kohli, Swastika Mukherjee, Adinath Kothare, Kalyanee Mulay, Aaditya Gupta, Deshna Dugad and Aatm Prakash Mishra are new addition to the cast.