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.
POCSO Appeal Bail, Victim Paid – Advocate Manish Jha
The balance of a five-year POCSO sentence was suspended after 2 years 7 months served — with a ₹50,000 deposit to the Victim Compensation Scheme and ₹3 lakh directed to the victim’s rehabilitation.
Read → 28 September 2026 · Criminal LawPassport Freed After SC Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
A passport impounded during a criminal case was ordered released: once the Supreme Court granted bail and no order sustained the impounding, demanding an acquittal order was ‘preposterous’.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawWho Can Bar Remission For Life? – Advocate Manish Jha
In Naval Kishore v. State of Punjab (2026 INSC 1048), the Supreme Court held trial courts cannot direct imprisonment till the rest of life, substituting 25 years' rigorous imprisonment without remission in a triple-murder case.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawPMLA Bail After Four Years' Custody – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court granted bail in a money-laundering case where the accused had spent nearly four years in custody — about half the maximum sentence — with the trial substantially incomplete.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawParity Bail For Getaway Driver – Advocate Manish Jha
Regular bail for the alleged getaway driver in a Rs 7.5 lakh armed robbery: co-accused with graver roles were already out, and eighteen months' custody tipped the balance.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawTwo-Decade Murder Appeal Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench upheld a life sentence for a January 2000 murder: last-seen evidence, discovery of the body at the accused's instance and motive completed the circumstantial chain.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawSection 307 Case Quashed On Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
Rajasthan High Court invoked Section 528 BNSS to end an attempt-to-murder trial after a complete settlement and all key witnesses turning hostile.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Conviction Affirmed On Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Calcutta High Court affirmed conviction on the child's sterling testimony and the Section 29 presumption, moderating the sentence for time served and enhancing victim compensation to Rs 4.5 lakh.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawTranslation Gap Suspends Sentence – Advocate Manish Jha
Madras High Court suspended a POCSO sentence pending appeal after finding the child's statement was recorded in Tamil though the migrant family deposed through a Hindi translator.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail In Excise Case – Advocate Manish Jha
Provisional anticipatory bail in a 1,000-litre spirit seizure case where the accused was implicated only through a co-accused's custodial confession, with no recovery and no presence at the scene.
Read → 27 September 2026 · Criminal LawAB In Sale Deed Forgery Case – Advocate Manish Jha
A sub-registry computer operator accused in a sale deed substitution case secured anticipatory bail on role and parity: record-keeping was outside his duties and co-accused already stood protected.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Safeguards In Custody Battles – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court quashes a CBI-investigated POCSO FIR lodged by a mother against a father holding custody orders, and directs that expert psychological evaluation must precede arrest or summons where such allegations arise inside a matrimonial dispute.
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.