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.
Rejection of a 156(3) Application Does Not Bar a Later FIR: Supreme Court
In Pramod Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P., 2026 INSC 887, the Supreme Court holds that a Magistrate’s threshold refusal to direct investigation is not res judicata against the police’s independent duty to register an FIR.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Does Not Bar Cross-Examining a Child — It Regulates How: Delhi High Court
In Shankar Singh v. State, CRL.A. 662/2025, the Delhi High Court holds that Section 33 POCSO requires defence questions to be put to the child through the Special Court — not shut out — while upholding the conviction on the evidence.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyInterim and Ex Parte Orders Under Section 23 of the DV Act
How Magistrates grant urgent interim and ex parte relief in domestic violence cases — the affidavit route, the full menu of interim reliefs, enforcement, and appeals under Section 29.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMonetary Relief Under Section 20 of the DV Act: Wider Than Maintenance
Section 20 compensates lost earnings, medical expenses and property losses caused by domestic violence, over and above maintenance — and interacts with Section 144 BNSS and HMA maintenance through disclosure and adjustment.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance for Parents: Section 144 BNSS and the Senior Citizens Act
Two statutory routes for ageing parents — court-ordered maintenance under Section 144 BNSS and the faster Tribunal remedy under the 2007 Act, including the Section 23 power to void conditional property transfers.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyPermanent Alimony Under Section 25 of the Hindu Marriage Act
Who can claim permanent alimony, what courts weigh, lump sum versus monthly payments, and how orders are varied or rescinded on changed circumstances or remarriage.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDesertion as a Ground for Divorce: What Section 13(1)(ib) Actually Requires
Two years of separate living is not enough — desertion requires factum, animus, absence of cause and consent, and can be interrupted by a genuine offer to return. How the ground is pleaded and proved.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAnnulment Under the Hindu Marriage Act: Void and Voidable Marriages
Sections 11 and 12 HMA — bigamy, prohibited degrees, fraud, non-consummation and concealed pregnancy, the one-year limits, and the legitimacy of children under Section 16.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawInterim Bail: Short-Term Liberty While the Main Application Is Decided
How Delhi courts grant time-bound release pending the regular bail decision or for medical and family emergencies — the grounds, the conditions, and the consequences of not surrendering.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawBail Conditions: What Courts May Impose, and Where the Limits Lie
Conditions under Section 480(3) BNSS must secure attendance and protect the investigation — not punish. Cash deposits, onerous sureties and unrelated conditions, and how to seek modification.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawTransit Anticipatory Bail: Protection While You Reach the Right Court
When an FIR is registered in another State, limited pre-arrest protection from the courts where the accused resides bridges the journey to the competent court — the safeguards, conditions and drafting essentials.
Read → 21 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in Matrimonial Cases: Section 85 BNS and the Arrest Safeguards
Cruelty complaints under BNS Section 85 (498A IPC) and pre-arrest protection — the Section 35 BNSS notice regime, how courts treat omnibus allegations against relatives, and the conditions that attach.
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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.