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.
Acquittal 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.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail in ₹44 Crore Fake ITC Case – Advocate Manish Jha
Patna High Court grants regular bail in a CGST Section 132 prosecution: complaint filed, custody since May, and parity with the proprietor already on bail.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail Despite a Murder Charge – Advocate Manish Jha
Regular bail granted in a kidnapping-murder case where the record disclosed no substantive material against the petitioner, who had clean antecedents and months in custody.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail in Forgery Case – Advocate Manish Jha
Madras High Court grants anticipatory bail in a forged power of attorney property fraud, with surrender, reporting and strict compliance conditions.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Criminal LawVictim's Account Bars Pre-Arrest Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
Calcutta High Court refuses anticipatory bail where the victim's Section 183 BNSS statement attributed specific overt acts to the petitioners in a grave offence case.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Criminal LawAge Proof Falters, Bail Follows – Advocate Manish Jha
Madras High Court suspends sentence pending a POCSO appeal where the victim's age was not proved by the prescribed procedure and no independent witnesses were examined.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Criminal Law20-Year Term, Bail on Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
A Patna Division Bench suspends a twenty-year POCSO sentence pending appeal on tentative findings about age proof, investigation gaps and credibility.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyFalse 498A Case as Cruelty – Advocate Manish Jha
Telangana High Court affirms a divorce decree: a criminal case ending in acquittal amounted to mental cruelty, while ₹10 lakh was secured for the minor daughter.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce Denied: Own-Fault Rule – Advocate Manish Jha
Unproved allegations of disease and a separation traceable to the petitioner's own conduct cannot found a decree — both family court appeals dismissed.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyBreakdown Is Not a Ground: HC – Advocate Manish Jha
A divorce decree after a 34-year marriage is set aside: family courts must decide on statutory grounds, and irretrievable breakdown belongs to the Supreme Court alone.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance & the Working Wife – Advocate Manish Jha
Delhi High Court upholds ₹5,000 interim maintenance under Section 24 HMA but makes it run from the date the wife's own employment ended.
Read → 18 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyProtection Officers & the DIR – Advocate Manish Jha
The Protection Officer and the Domestic Incident Report are the working machinery of the DV Act — who they are, what the DIR contains, and how it shapes the case.
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.