These notes are written for litigants and for younger members of the Bar. They explain procedure as it operates in the Delhi courts — the sequence of steps, the timelines that matter, and the points at which a matter is commonly lost. They are general information, not advice on any particular case.
Bail: Weak Chain, Long Custody – Advocate Manish Jha
The Rajasthan High Court granted regular bail under Section 483 BNSS where the prosecution rested on call records and tower location, the circumstantial chain looked incomplete, nothing was recovered, co-accused were out, and custody had run since January.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Appeal: Sentence Suspended – Advocate Manish Jha
The Jharkhand High Court suspended the sentence and granted bail pending appeal against a POCSO and IT Act conviction said to rest on presumptions and phone contents, noting the appellant's clean record on bail through the trial.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawTravelling Abroad on Regular Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
Passport surrender and a bar on leaving India are standard bail conditions, but neither is permanent. The application for travel permission, the factors courts weigh, typical safeguards, and the cancellation exposure after unauthorised travel.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail for Juveniles – Advocate Manish Jha
A child in conflict with law is apprehended, not arrested, and Section 12 of the JJ Act makes bail the rule — so is anticipatory bail even maintainable for a juvenile? The divergent High Court views, and the practical routes through the Board.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawCharge Framing in POCSO Trials – Advocate Manish Jha
The same act often falls under the POCSO Act, the BNS and the IT Act while age and the nature of the act await proof. Overlapping and alternative charges, Sections 42 and 42A, alteration of charges, discharge, and the Sections 29-30 presumptions.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail: Controlled Substances Outside S.37 – Advocate Manish Jha
Rajasthan High Court grants regular bail in an NDPS case, holding the Section 37 rigours inapplicable to controlled chemical substances and to below-commercial recoveries.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Criminal LawThe Antil Categories: Arrest and Bail Rules – Advocate Manish Jha
Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI organised arrest and bail into categories A to D. How the guidelines operate today under Sections 35 and 187 BNSS.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Criminal LawSC/ST Act: Anticipatory Bail Appeal Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
Jharkhand High Court dismisses a Section 14-A appeal seeking anticipatory bail, applying the Section 18 bar where the allegations disclosed a scheduled offence.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail After Charge-Sheet – Advocate Manish Jha
Calcutta High Court grants anticipatory bail where the charge-sheet was already filed, holding custodial detention unwarranted and limiting the order to six weeks.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Conviction Upheld on Child's Evidence – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court dismisses a POCSO appeal, upholding conviction under Sections 10 and 12 on the reliable testimony of the child victim, corroborated by her brother.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Acquittal: Forensic Gaps Decisive – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court acquits under Section 6 POCSO where medical findings, an unexplained missing FSL report and a contradictory disclosure timeline sustained reasonable doubt.
Read → 14 September 2026 · Criminal LawMurder Acquittal: Antedated FIR, Enmity – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court Division Bench sets aside a murder conviction where the FIR appeared antedated, witnesses bore documented enmity and the pistol was never ballistically matched.
Read →What Is Covered Here
The chamber writes on the areas in which it appears: criminal procedure under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, bail practice, matrimonial and family proceedings before the Delhi Family Courts, cheque dishonour and recovery, and proceedings before the NCLT and the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals. Notes on reported judgments of the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi are published with a link to the official text of the decision, so that a reader can verify the position rather than rely on a summary.
No article on this page identifies a client or discusses a pending matter conducted by the chamber. Where a statutory provision is cited, the section number is given so that a reader can verify it against the bare Act.