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.
Abetment and Attempt Under the POCSO Act: Sections 16 to 18 Explained
POCSO punishes the ecosystem around the offence: abettors face the substantive sentence, attempts carry half the maximum. What each charge requires and how they are tried and defended.
Read → 1 September 2026 · Criminal LawThe Medical Examination of Child Victims: Section 27 POCSO and Its Evidentiary Weight
Woman doctors for girl victims, trusted-adult presence, the MLC's corroborative role and chain-of-custody scrutiny — the law and practice of medical examination in POCSO cases.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawRegular Bail: Sessions or High Court? – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 483 BNSS gives the Sessions Court and the High Court concurrent power over regular bail — the Sessions-first convention, successive applications, and the power to modify onerous conditions.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawTwin Conditions in Bail Statutes – Advocate Manish Jha
NDPS Section 37, PMLA Section 45 and UAPA Section 43D(5) invert ordinary bail law — what the twin conditions require, and the threshold, statutory and constitutional arguments that remain open.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail & the SC/ST Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 18 and 18A of the Atrocities Act bar anticipatory bail — but only where the allegations prima facie disclose an offence under the Act. How the bar and its gateway operate.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail from Abroad – Advocate Manish Jha
An FIR in Delhi, an accused overseas: seeking anticipatory bail from abroad, responding to Section 35(3) BNSS notices, challenging look-out circulars, and planning a protected return.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO and BNS Overlap: Ss.42-42A – Advocate Manish Jha
When one act offends both POCSO and the BNS or IT Act, Section 42 selects the greater punishment and Section 42A gives POCSO procedural primacy — charge framing and sentencing explained.
Read → 31 August 2026 · Criminal LawAdditional Evidence in Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 433 BNSS lets an appellate court take further evidence where necessary, recording reasons — the test, the scenarios that succeed, and how such applications are built and resisted.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawDistress in the Witness Box Is Not Evidence of Identity: A POCSO Life Sentence Set Aside
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court (2026:DHC:6876-DB) acquitted a man serving life under Section 6 POCSO: contradictory identification, a negative FSL report and implication through a custodial disclosure in an unrelated case left the charge unproved.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawRushing the Victim to Hospital: Post-Incident Conduct and Intention Under Section 307 IPC
In Nafe Singh v. State (2026:DHC:7091), the Delhi High Court allowed a 2004 appeal against an attempt-to-murder conviction — prompt medical help, a negative gastric lavage and a contradictory seizure record undercut the intention Section 307 requires.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawRoping In the Family: The Supreme Court Quashes a False-Promise Case Against the Accused's Mother
In Ilaben v. State of Gujarat (2026 INSC 879), the Supreme Court quashed proceedings against a mother accused of connivance in her son's alleged false promise of marriage — the complainant's subsisting marriage and chat records left the allegations inspiring no confidence.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Criminal LawNo Custody, No Regular Bail: The Surrender Question in Bail Practice
Regular bail under Sections 480 and 483 BNSS presupposes arrest, appearance or surrender. What custody means, how a planned surrender works in Delhi courts, and how the choice between anticipatory and regular bail is actually made.
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.