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.
Anticipatory Bail on Parity Granted – Advocate Manish Jha
The Calcutta High Court granted pre-arrest bail in an attempt-to-murder and Arms Act case on parity with a co-accused already on bail — while limiting the protection to six weeks after the charge sheet, within which regular bail must be obtained.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail: Weak Chain, Long Custody – Advocate Manish Jha
The Rajasthan High Court granted regular bail under Section 483 BNSS where the prosecution rested on call records and tower location, the circumstantial chain looked incomplete, nothing was recovered, co-accused were out, and custody had run since January.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAward Set Aside: Tainted Findings – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court set aside a construction arbitration award as patently illegal: the tribunal had relied on conciliation-stage settlement talks, allowed claims without evidence, and substituted its own experience for proof of damages.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Appeal: Sentence Suspended – Advocate Manish Jha
The Jharkhand High Court suspended the sentence and granted bail pending appeal against a POCSO and IT Act conviction said to rest on presumptions and phone contents, noting the appellant's clean record on bail through the trial.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAmending a DV Application – Advocate Manish Jha
Domestic violence rarely stops when a Section 12 application is filed. When new incidents and omitted respondents can be brought in by amendment, how prejudice shapes the Magistrate's discretion, and when a fresh application is the better route.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyWithdrawing a DV Complaint – Advocate Manish Jha
A DV Act application is a civil remedy that can be withdrawn on settlement — but the terms belong on the court's record. How settlements are recorded, how the DV case fits into a package with FIR quashing and mutual-consent divorce, and the risks of resiling.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance During Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Filing an appeal or revision does not suspend a maintenance order — it keeps operating and arrears keep accumulating unless expressly stayed. Why stays are almost always conditional, and the strategic calculus for payer and recipient alike.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilySalary Attachment for Maintenance – Advocate Manish Jha
When a salaried spouse defaults on maintenance, the most reliable enforcement runs through the employer — the Magistrate's warrant machinery with its one-year arrears window, CPC execution with salary attachment, and Section 60 CPC's protected portion.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawTravelling Abroad on Regular Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
Passport surrender and a bar on leaving India are standard bail conditions, but neither is permanent. The application for travel permission, the factors courts weigh, typical safeguards, and the cancellation exposure after unauthorised travel.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail for Juveniles – Advocate Manish Jha
A child in conflict with law is apprehended, not arrested, and Section 12 of the JJ Act makes bail the rule — so is anticipatory bail even maintainable for a juvenile? The divergent High Court views, and the practical routes through the Board.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Criminal LawCharge Framing in POCSO Trials – Advocate Manish Jha
The same act often falls under the POCSO Act, the BNS and the IT Act while age and the nature of the act await proof. Overlapping and alternative charges, Sections 42 and 42A, alteration of charges, discharge, and the Sections 29-30 presumptions.
Read → 15 September 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSME Claims on Running Accounts – Advocate Manish Jha
A running account does not merge dozens of supplies into one debt — the MSMED Act's 45-day clock and compound interest run invoice by invoice. Building a consolidated MSEFC claim on an invoice-wise chart and meeting quality and set-off defences.
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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.