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.
Only "Tainted" Consent Makes It an Offence: Delhi High Court on False Promise of Marriage
Granting bail in Vimal v. State NCT of Delhi, Justice Girish Kathpalia held that a consensual relationship becomes an offence only where consent was genuinely induced by a false assurance of marriage — and examined the timeline of the relationship to test that claim.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Criminal LawCancellation of Bail: Section 483(3) BNSS (formerly 439(2) CrPC)
The statutory power of the High Court and Court of Session to direct that a person released on bail be arrested, and how that power is invoked in practice.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail at the Chargesheet Stage: How the Position Changes
The text of Section 482 BNSS contains no stage bar, but once a chargesheet is filed the practical options and the framing of the apprehension change.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Criminal LawHow an Anticipatory Bail Application Proceeds in Delhi
From choosing the forum under Section 482 BNSS to interim protection, the status report, conditions and the furnishing of bonds.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Criminal LawThe Presumptions in POCSO: Sections 29 and 30
What the two presumption provisions of the POCSO Act actually say, when they begin to operate, and what a rebuttable presumption means for the defence.
Read → 22 August 2026 · Criminal LawAge Determination in POCSO Cases: Section 94 of the JJ Act
Why age is the threshold question in every POCSO case, the graded statutory scheme for proving it, and how a claim of juvenility by an accused is dealt with.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawThe UP Gangsters Act Is “Stillborn”: It Punishes Without Creating an Offence
In Shiv Pratap Singh v. State of U.P., 2026 INSC 894, the Supreme Court holds that the UP Gangsters Act defines a gangster and prescribes punishment but never creates an offence, and quashes gang-chart prosecutions against two advocates.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawCaste Abuse Inside an Enclosed Room Is Not “Within Public View”: Supreme Court
In Ramkrishna Chauhan v. State of U.P., 2026 INSC 895, the Supreme Court quashes charges under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act where the alleged insult occurred in a closed school office, while the IPC prosecution continues.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawRejection of a 156(3) Application Does Not Bar a Later FIR: Supreme Court
In Pramod Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P., 2026 INSC 887, the Supreme Court holds that a Magistrate’s threshold refusal to direct investigation is not res judicata against the police’s independent duty to register an FIR.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Does Not Bar Cross-Examining a Child — It Regulates How: Delhi High Court
In Shankar Singh v. State, CRL.A. 662/2025, the Delhi High Court holds that Section 33 POCSO requires defence questions to be put to the child through the Special Court — not shut out — while upholding the conviction on the evidence.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawInterim Bail: Short-Term Liberty While the Main Application Is Decided
How Delhi courts grant time-bound release pending the regular bail decision or for medical and family emergencies — the grounds, the conditions, and the consequences of not surrendering.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawBail Conditions: What Courts May Impose, and Where the Limits Lie
Conditions under Section 480(3) BNSS must secure attendance and protect the investigation — not punish. Cash deposits, onerous sureties and unrelated conditions, and how to seek modification.
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.