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.
When the FIR Does Not Support the Section Invoked: A Regular Bail Ruling
In Saksham Kaushik v. State, the Delhi High Court granted regular bail where the FIR contained no allegation of forced intercourse despite a Section 64 BNS charge, imposing strict no-contact conditions.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawOrganised Crime Cases in Delhi: Section 111 BNS, MCOCA, and the Bail Consequences
The BNS now contains a general organised crime offence alongside MCOCA as applied in Delhi. How the definitions, punishments and bail regimes differ, and where the first battles are fought.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawProclaimed Offender or Merely Proclaimed Person? A Delhi High Court Revision Draws the Line
In Mohd Aman Rana v. State, the Delhi High Court held that a pending anticipatory bail plea does not bar proclamation — but the proclaimed offender designation applies only to offences listed in Section 82(4) CrPC.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhy There Is No Anticipatory Bail for Bailable Offences — and What to Do Instead
Section 482 BNSS applies only to non-bailable accusations. For bailable offences, release is a right under Section 478 — the correct remedies, from police station bail to bonds and appearance strategy.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhen the Family Resiles but the Science Does Not: A POCSO Appeal Decided on DNA
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court upheld a Section 6 POCSO conviction where the victim and her mother turned hostile, holding that conclusive DNA evidence and the Section 29 presumption prevail.
Read → 2 September 2026 · Criminal LawWhat the Defence Cannot Ask: Character and Past-Conduct Bars in Sexual Offence and POCSO Trials
Section 48 BSA and the cross-examination bars make the victim's character and sexual history off-limits. What remains legitimate defence work inside the statutory perimeter.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawQuashing on Settlement: The Real Victim's Consent Counts, Not the Informant's
In Anand Kumar @ Sanjay Lalwani v. State of Madhya Pradesh, 2026 INSC 928, the Supreme Court held that an informant's consent is not required to quash criminal proceedings settled with the real victim of the offence.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawNot a Ping-Pong Ball: Delhi High Court Orders Forthwith Release of Life Convict
In Moti @ Mohit v. State (2026:DHC:7268), the Delhi High Court quashed the Sentence Review Board's fifth mechanical rejection of premature release and directed the life convict's release forthwith.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawRegular Bail in Economic Offences: How the Gravity Argument Actually Works
Economic offences are a class apart at the bail stage — but gravity alone does not refuse bail. The triple test, the chargesheet turning point and the conditions Delhi courts actually impose.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawBail for Foreign Nationals: Managing the Flight-Risk Presumption
Foreign nationals have the same right to seek bail — with a heavier flight-risk headwind. Passport deposit, FRRO reporting, local sureties and the condition architecture that makes release workable.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail for Women Accused: Statutory Safeguards and Court Practice
Section 43(5) BNSS arrest safeguards, the Section 480 proviso and role-specific arguments: how gender figures in anticipatory bail applications under Section 482 BNSS in Delhi.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in Dowry Death Cases: Litigating Against a Presumption
Section 80 BNS (old 304B IPC) cases pair a reverse-onus presumption with sentences up to life. Where anticipatory bail applications realistically succeed — and the conduct that decides them.
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.