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.
The Clock on Anticipatory Bail: What Happens Once Arrest Takes Place
Anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS is prospective: arrest closes the door, interim protection covers the gap, and Sushila Aggarwal governs how long granted protection endures.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawLiberty Is Not for Sale: The Limits on Monetary Conditions in Anticipatory Bail
Deposit-linked protection orders and maintenance-as-bail-condition directions are repeatedly disapproved — bail conditions must secure the trial, not decide the dispute. The permissible and the impermissible, mapped.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawMarried, Minor, and the Law: How PCMA and POCSO Operate Together
Validity of a minor's marriage under the PCMA, why marriage is no defence to POCSO, and how courts handle the elopement cases where the two statutes collide.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawNo Bail Behind the Victim's Back: Notice and Hearing in POCSO Bail Applications
The informant-presence mandate, POCSO's support framework and Delhi practice have made victim participation part of every child sexual offence bail hearing — what it means for both sides.
Read → 3 September 2026 · Criminal LawLate to the Appeal: Condonation of Delay in Criminal Appeals
Limitation periods for criminal appeals, the liberal tilt for convicts and the stricter gaze on State delay, and how to build a day-by-day condonation application that succeeds.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhen the FIR Does Not Support the Section Invoked: A Regular Bail Ruling
In Saksham Kaushik v. State, the Delhi High Court granted regular bail where the FIR contained no allegation of forced intercourse despite a Section 64 BNS charge, imposing strict no-contact conditions.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawOrganised Crime Cases in Delhi: Section 111 BNS, MCOCA, and the Bail Consequences
The BNS now contains a general organised crime offence alongside MCOCA as applied in Delhi. How the definitions, punishments and bail regimes differ, and where the first battles are fought.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawProclaimed Offender or Merely Proclaimed Person? A Delhi High Court Revision Draws the Line
In Mohd Aman Rana v. State, the Delhi High Court held that a pending anticipatory bail plea does not bar proclamation — but the proclaimed offender designation applies only to offences listed in Section 82(4) CrPC.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhy There Is No Anticipatory Bail for Bailable Offences — and What to Do Instead
Section 482 BNSS applies only to non-bailable accusations. For bailable offences, release is a right under Section 478 — the correct remedies, from police station bail to bonds and appearance strategy.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhen the Family Resiles but the Science Does Not: A POCSO Appeal Decided on DNA
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court upheld a Section 6 POCSO conviction where the victim and her mother turned hostile, holding that conclusive DNA evidence and the Section 29 presumption prevail.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhat the Defence Cannot Ask: Character and Past-Conduct Bars in Sexual Offence and POCSO Trials
Section 48 BSA and the cross-examination bars make the victim's character and sexual history off-limits. What remains legitimate defence work inside the statutory perimeter.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawQuashing on Settlement: The Real Victim's Consent Counts, Not the Informant's
In Anand Kumar @ Sanjay Lalwani v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2026 INSC 928, the Supreme Court held that an informant's consent is not required to quash criminal proceedings settled with the real victim of the offence.
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.