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.
Transit Anticipatory Bail: Protection While You Reach the Right Court
When an FIR is registered in another State, limited pre-arrest protection from the courts where the accused resides bridges the journey to the competent court — the safeguards, conditions and drafting essentials.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in Matrimonial Cases: Section 85 BNS and the Arrest Safeguards
Cruelty complaints under BNS Section 85 (498A IPC) and pre-arrest protection — the Section 35 BNSS notice regime, how courts treat omnibus allegations against relatives, and the conditions that attach.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawThe Duty to Report Under POCSO: Sections 19 to 22 Explained
POCSO criminalises silence: who must report child sexual offences, the personal liability of institutional heads under Section 21(2), and the good-faith and false-complaint safeguards.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Criminal LawUAPA Custody: 180 Days Survive BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
A Delhi High Court Division Bench holds that the reference to Section 167 CrPC in Section 43D(2) UAPA must be read as Section 187 BNSS, preserving the 180-day investigation custody framework and denying default bail in the Red Fort blast case.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Criminal LawGangsters Act Cannot Stall a Trial: SC – Advocate Manish Jha
In Keshvendra Singh v. Shankar Singh, 2026 INSC 866, the Supreme Court holds that the priority clause in Section 12 of the UP Gangsters Act operates only when hearing dates clash — it does not freeze a pending murder trial.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Criminal LawSuccessive Bail Applications in India – Advocate Manish Jha
No statute bars a fresh bail application after rejection, but settled practice requires a substantial change in circumstances. What qualifies, what does not, the duty to disclose earlier applications, and how a successive application should be drafted.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail under Section 482 BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
Anticipatory bail now rests in Section 482 of the BNSS, 2023, which replaced Section 438 CrPC. A practice note on the forum, the statutory conditions and exclusions, and how long the protection lasts.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail: Life After the Order – Advocate Manish Jha
What an anticipatory bail order requires after it is granted: the conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS, the meaning of cooperation with the investigation, and the grounds on which the protection can be cancelled under Section 483(3) BNSS.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Criminal LawBail in POCSO Cases: Law and Practice – Advocate Manish Jha
POCSO cases are tried by designated Special Courts, and bail remains a matter of judicial discretion under the BNSS. An explanation of the statutory presumptions, the factors courts weigh, and the conditions typically imposed.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Criminal LawChild Witness Protection in POCSO Trials – Advocate Manish Jha
The statutory safeguards that follow a child witness from the first report to the final deposition under the POCSO Act: how statements are recorded, how identity is protected, how the Special Court conducts the trial, and the compensation framework.
Read → 20 August 2026 · Criminal LawSuspension of Sentence Pending Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
After conviction, liberty pending appeal depends on suspension of the execution of the sentence under Section 430 BNSS, formerly Section 389 CrPC. A note on the forum, the factors courts weigh, conditions of release and surrender on dismissal.
Read → 19 August 2026 · Criminal LawLife Term Means Concurrent Sentences – Advocate Manish Jha
In Gopi @ Sahaya Puruna v. The State (2026 INSC 880) the Supreme Court held that fixed-term sentences must run concurrently with life imprisonment, and that an appellate court cannot enhance a sentence in an appeal filed only by the convict.
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.