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.
Additional Evidence in Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 433 BNSS lets an appellate court take further evidence where necessary, recording reasons — the test, the scenarios that succeed, and how such applications are built and resisted.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawDistress in the Witness Box Is Not Evidence of Identity: A POCSO Life Sentence Set Aside
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (2026:DHC:6876-DB) acquitted a man serving life under Section 6 POCSO: contradictory identification, a negative FSL report and implication through a custodial disclosure in an unrelated case left the charge unproved.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawRushing the Victim to Hospital: Post-Incident Conduct and Intention Under Section 307 IPC
In Nafe Singh v. State (2026:DHC:7091), the Delhi High Court allowed a 2004 appeal against an attempt-to-murder conviction — prompt medical help, a negative gastric lavage and a contradictory seizure record undercut the intention Section 307 requires.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawRoping In the Family: The Supreme Court Quashes a False-Promise Case Against the Accused's Mother
In Ilaben v. State of Gujarat (2026 INSC 879), the Supreme Court quashed proceedings against a mother accused of connivance in her son's alleged false promise of marriage — the complainant's subsisting marriage and chat records left the allegations inspiring no confidence.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawNo Custody, No Regular Bail: The Surrender Question in Bail Practice
Regular bail under Sections 480 and 483 BNSS presupposes arrest, appearance or surrender. What custody means, how a planned surrender works in Delhi courts, and how the choice between anticipatory and regular bail is actually made.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawHearing the Other Side of Liberty: The Informant and Victim in Bail Proceedings
In specified sexual offences the BNSS makes notice to the Public Prosecutor and the informant's presence at bail hearings mandatory — and the victim's participation in bail and cancellation matters is now a settled feature of practice.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawA Notice, Not a Warrant: Responding to Section 35(3) BNSS and Deciding on Anticipatory Bail
The notice of appearance is the modern gateway between FIR and arrest. The Section 35 BNSS safeguard architecture, how to answer a notice well, and when a protective anticipatory bail application should accompany compliance.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawWhen Proclamation Closes the Door: Anticipatory Bail and the Absconding Accused
A person proclaimed under Section 84 BNSS is ordinarily disentitled to anticipatory bail. How proclamation happens, why it forecloses pre-arrest protection, and the realistic way back — recall, structured surrender and regular bail.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawNo Discount Below the Floor: How Sentencing Works in POCSO Cases
POCSO is a minimum-sentence statute: the punishment floors offence by offence, the Section 42 greater-punishment rule, the exclusion of probation, and where genuine mitigation still operates within the band.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawThree Grievances, One Proviso: The Victim's Appeal Under Section 413 BNSS
The victim's independent right of appeal against acquittal, conviction for a lesser offence or inadequate compensation — how it differs from State and complainant appeals under Section 419 BNSS, and how such appeals are run.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Criminal LawParity in Bail: Role, Not Formula
In Rajendra Prasad v. State of Goa (2026 INSC 891, 18 August 2026) the Supreme Court held that parity is not a mechanical mathematical formula — bail for co-accused turns on the specific role attributed to each, with trial-expedition directions balancing the refusal.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Criminal LawSame Depositions, Similar Roles: All or None
In Nepal Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh (2026 INSC 869) the Supreme Court set aside a murder conviction where the trial court had convicted five accused and acquitted five others on identical depositions attributing similar roles.
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.