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.
DV Complaint Is Not Cruelty Per Se – Advocate Manish Jha
The Tripura High Court sets aside a husband's divorce decree as perverse, holding the wife's separate residence during his military postings and her domestic violence complaint insufficient to prove cruelty.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail Refused In Grievous Hurt Case – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court declines regular bail where a drunken assault with a sharp object cost the victim a kidney, weighing injury severity, the preliminary stage of trial and apprehended witness intimidation.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Criminal LawNo Bail For 76-Year-Old Lifer – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court refuses suspension of sentence to a 76-year-old convicted of ordering a fatal armed assault in 1994, holding consistent injured-witness identification leaves no prima facie ground at the threshold.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Criminal LawAB Refused, Arrest Notice Ordered – Advocate Manish Jha
Rajasthan High Court declines anticipatory bail yet directs the investigating officer to issue prior notice before arrest under Section 35(3) BNSS, applying the Arnesh Kumar safeguards to moderate BNS offences.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail In Land Dispute Case – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court allows a Section 14-A(2) appeal and grants anticipatory bail where a failed land transaction and a Rs 3,70,000 refund demand underlay cheating and SC/ST Act allegations.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Criminal LawCircumstantial Murder Appeal Fails – Advocate Manish Jha
A Delhi High Court Division Bench dismisses a murder appeal pending since 2005, finding last-seen evidence, recovery of the body on disclosure, motive and the accused's conduct formed an unbroken circumstantial chain.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Civil & PropertyBenami Claim Against Wife Fails In RFA – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court dismisses a husband's appeal claiming ownership of property registered in his wife's and mother-in-law's names, applying the Benami Act bar, limitation and constructive res judicata.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWho Is The Appointing Authority? – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court upholds a 1983 RPF removal, holding the operative post-training appointment order fixes the authority for Article 311(1), and removal by an officer of equal rank is constitutionally valid.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail After NBW In A POCSO Trial – Advocate Manish Jha
Madras High Court releases a POCSO undertrial arrested on a non-bailable warrant after missing a hearing, imposing daily-attendance conditions and flagging Section 269 BNS consequences for a further default.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Criminal LawIn-Laws' 498A Chargesheet Quashed – Advocate Manish Jha
Calcutta High Court quashes a cruelty chargesheet against six in-laws where allegations were vague and omnibus, counter-litigation abounded and the husband himself was not an accused.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySecond DV Application: When It Lies – Advocate Manish Jha
When a fresh Section 12 application under the DV Act is maintainable after dismissal, withdrawal or settlement: fresh incidents, Section 25 alteration and the limits of res judicata, explained.
Read → 26 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Settled In Lok Adalat – Advocate Manish Jha
A Lok Adalat award in a maintenance case is a deemed decree, final and executable — yet the alteration jurisdiction for genuinely changed circumstances survives. Drafting and enforcement essentials.
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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.