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.
SC/ST Appeal: Pre-Arrest Bail Granted – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court allows a Section 14-A(2) appeal and grants anticipatory bail in an SC/ST Act case arising from a village altercation over a vehicle driven through a field.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail In Minor Offences – Advocate Manish Jha
How courts approach anticipatory bail in simple hurt, insult and intimidation FIRs, anchored in a recent Uttarakhand High Court grant on standard conditions.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Criminal LawOmnibus 498A Cognizance Quashed – Advocate Manish Jha
General and omnibus allegations with no specific roles cannot sustain process against a husband’s relatives: Patna High Court quashes cognizance in a matrimonial cruelty case.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Criminal LawCognizance Quashed In Trivial Row – Advocate Manish Jha
A neighbours’ quarrel over spilled husk, no injury reports and a fifteen-day delay: Patna High Court holds continuation of the prosecution an abuse of process.
Read → 24 September 2026 · Criminal LawNo Arrest Needed With Chargesheet – Advocate Manish Jha
Police need not arrest every accused when filing a chargesheet: the Siddharth v. State of U.P. rule, its BNSS footing, and the first appearance after summons without arrest.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawBribe Case Fails Without Demand – Advocate Manish Jha
Applying the Constitution Bench ruling in Neeraj Dutta, the Supreme Court acquitted a Patwari in a trap case where witnesses saw neither demand nor acceptance — recovery of tainted money alone cannot convict.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawResentencing After Appeal Succeeds – Advocate Manish Jha
After altering murder convictions to Section 304 Part II, a Delhi High Court Division Bench imposed ten years' RI, holding that custody already undergone is relevant but never determinative by itself.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawOther Cases No Bar To Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
Applying Prabhakar Tewari, the Rajasthan High Court granted bail in an investment fraud case: gravity and pending cases alone cannot justify custody where the chargesheet is filed and a co-accused is on bail.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail At The Commercial Margin – Advocate Manish Jha
Bail granted in an NDPS case where the poppy husk recovered marginally exceeded the 50 kg commercial threshold: clean antecedents, months in custody and a distant trial tipped the balance.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail In 498A Case – Advocate Manish Jha
The Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail to a husband in a dowry-cruelty case, noting the wife's own pending divorce petition and his undertaking to appear in the matrimonial proceedings.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawSC/ST Case: Pre-Arrest Bail Granted – Advocate Manish Jha
Allowing a Section 14A appeal, the Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail in an SC/ST Act case where the individualised allegations were vague and the informant stayed away despite notice.
Read → 23 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Sentence Suspended On Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
The Rajasthan High Court suspended the 20-year POCSO sentence of a 21-year-old woman pending appeal, noting the male victim's age above sixteen and his own testimony of a consensual relationship.
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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.