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.
No Second Chance: POCSO Sentence Stays – Advocate Manish Jha
Jharkhand High Court refuses a second plea for suspension of a life sentence in a POCSO-murder appeal: ten and a half years served is not, by itself, an exceptional ground.
Read → 20 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail After A Closure Report: Patna HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Regular bail granted where the police had filed a closure report but the Magistrate took cognizance on the victim’s statements; parity with co-accused sealed the outcome.
Read → 20 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail Where Victims Deny Exploitation – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court grants bail to an orchestra manager where the alleged victims’ own Section 183 BNSS statements disclosed no exploitation and the FIR named no specific act.
Read → 20 September 2026 · Criminal LawSecond Pre-Arrest Bail Plea Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
A repeat anticipatory bail application fails where the accused neither surrendered nor sought regular bail after the first rejection — conduct is evidence in bail practice.
Read → 20 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail After Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
Pre-arrest bail under Section 482 BNSS in a cricket-ball quarrel that turned into an assault case: unattributed grievous injury, simple injuries and an amicable settlement.
Read → 20 September 2026 · Criminal LawLong Consensual Ties: FIR Quashed – Advocate Manish Jha
Uttarakhand High Court quashes a rape FIR and chargesheet where a six-to-seven-year consensual adult relationship preceded the complaint, calling the case an abuse of process.
Read → 19 September 2026 · Criminal LawVictim's Revision On Charges Allowed – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court partly allows a victim's revision against the order on charge in a POCSO case, adding an SC/ST Act charge against one accused who knew her caste identity while upholding the discharge of a co-accused.
Read → 19 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail Cancelled For Breach – Advocate Manish Jha
The Patna High Court cancels anticipatory bail granted on the strength of a mediated settlement after the accused wholly repudiated it, holding that obtaining protection on a broken promise is fraud on the court.
Read → 19 September 2026 · Criminal LawMurder Appeal: FIR Delay Explained – Advocate Manish Jha
The Calcutta High Court affirms a murder conviction in a 2005 bomb-attack case: a two-day FIR delay explained by hospitalisation, five consistent eyewitnesses, and defective investigation held not fatal.
Read → 19 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail Where Injury Lies With Co-Accused – Advocate Manish Jha
The Rajasthan High Court grants regular bail under Section 483 BNSS where the serious head injury was attributed to a co-accused and investigation stood complete — role attribution decides group-offence bail.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Criminal LawSC Acquits in POCSO Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court sets aside concurrent convictions under Section 6 POCSO and Section 363 IPC, holding that the statutory presumptions cannot substitute for proof of foundational facts where testimony is contradictory and the medical record is neutral.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Criminal LawAcquittal Appeal: High Bar Holds – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court dismisses the State's appeal against acquittal in a 2005 shooting case, applying the double presumption of innocence to a record of contradictions and failed identification.
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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.