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.
Subvention Scheme Default: Quashing Refused for Directors in Homebuyer Fraud Case
The Delhi High Court declined to quash cheating proceedings against Supertech-linked directors, holding that shareholding, board participation and signatory authority take the case beyond mere designation.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Criminal LawArrested Decades Later: Bail Refused Where Accused Was a Proclaimed Offender
The Delhi High Court refused regular bail in a 2001 murder-robbery FIR to a man arrested in 2025, holding that his identity dispute is a matter for trial and that years of absconding weigh decisively against release.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Criminal LawEvasion Defeats Anticipatory Bail: Delhi High Court in Organised Theft Case
Anticipatory bail was refused in an MTNL cable theft case where the applicant, despite notice and interim protection, evaded the investigation and vacated his residence — with liberty preserved to seek regular bail.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Criminal LawNo Appeal Until Sentence: A POCSO Case Shows When a Conviction Becomes Appealable
With sentencing deferred amid a post-conviction dementia finding, the Delhi High Court permitted withdrawal of a premature POCSO appeal — a judgment becomes appealable only when sentence is awarded.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail Where Matrimonial Disputes Produce Cross-FIRs
When both sides of a broken marriage register FIRs, the pre-arrest bail calculus changes: what parity really means across cases, how timing is read, and the drafting and disclosure choices that decide outcomes.
Read → 10 September 2026 · Criminal LawThe POCSO Special Court: Designation, Powers and the Special Public Prosecutor
How Special Courts under Sections 28 and 35 of the POCSO Act are designated, the child-protective procedure that governs them, and the statutory role of the Special Public Prosecutor under Section 32.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Criminal LawDelhi High Court Upholds Victim's Right to Appeal Without Leave
A Division Bench dismisses the constitutional challenge to the proviso to Section 372 CrPC / Section 413 BNSS, confirming a victim may appeal an acquittal without seeking leave.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Criminal LawSupreme Court: Courtroom Identification Is Substantive; TIP Only Corroborative
A POCSO life sentence is set aside because the child victim was never asked to identify the accused in court — a fatal flaw the Supreme Court lays at the prosecution's door.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Criminal LawGravity of Offence Cannot Eclipse Speedy Trial: Bail After 13 Years
The Delhi High Court grants regular bail to a kidnapping-murder undertrial jailed for over thirteen years, holding continued detention unconscionable under Article 21.
Read → 9 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhen Anticipatory Bail Is Rejected: The Roadmap That Follows
Moving from Sessions to the High Court, successive applications on changed circumstances, the Supreme Court, or surrender and regular bail — the options after a rejection.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Criminal LawChild's Words, Court's Duty: DHC – Advocate Manish Jha
A Delhi High Court Division Bench reverses an acquittal, holding a child victim's testimony cannot be assessed on the touchstone of technical, legal or medical terminology, and convicts the respondent of rape on corroborated evidence.
Read → 8 September 2026 · Criminal LawSole Eyewitness, Split Verdict – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court acquits a murder convict after a 23-year appeal: a sole eyewitness disbelieved for the co-accused could not, without corroboration, sustain the third accused's conviction on identical testimony.
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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.