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.
Police Duties in DV Complaints – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 5 of the DV Act scripts the police response to a domestic violence complaint: information about reliefs, Protection Officers, free legal aid and the criminal complaint option — with escalation routes when the response fails.
Read → 20 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAmending Matrimonial Pleadings – Advocate Manish Jha
Divorce cases run for years while the marriage keeps generating facts. How Order VI Rule 17 and the doctrine of subsequent events bring new cruelty instances and changed circumstances on record — and the post-trial limits.
Read → 20 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyHow Family Courts Differ – Advocate Manish Jha
The Family Courts Act rewires ordinary procedure: a statutory duty to attempt settlement, counsellors beside the judge, in-camera hearings, relaxed evidence rules, no automatic right to counsel, and a single appeal to a Division Bench.
Read → 20 October 2026 · Criminal LawBail Across Multiple FIRs – Advocate Manish Jha
Bail operates only in the case in which it is granted. When one transaction spawns several FIRs, the defence must map every case, fight the sameness battle, and seek protective directions against revolving-door arrests.
Read → 20 October 2026 · Criminal LawFrom Bail Order to Jail Gate – Advocate Manish Jha
Why release can take days after bail: bonds, sureties, release warrants and jail verification — and how the Supreme Court's FASTER system for electronic transmission of orders attacks the worst of the delay.
Read → 20 October 2026 · Criminal LawPhone & Location Bail Conditions – Advocate Manish Jha
After Frank Vitus v. NCB (2024 INSC 479), continuous location tracking cannot be a bail condition. What courts may still require — reachability, reporting, travel limits — and how to seek modification of surveillance-type conditions.
Read → 20 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeWhat Counts as a "Judgment" for LPA – Advocate Manish Jha
Shah Babulal Khimji (1981) still decides which Single Judge orders can be carried to a Division Bench: the three categories of judgment, the traits-of-finality test, and the statutory overlays of Section 100A CPC and the Commercial Courts Act.
Read → 20 October 2026 · Criminal LawThe Bar on Second Revisions – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 438(3) BNSS gives the same applicant one revision — Sessions Judge or High Court, not both. How to choose the forum, who else may still revise, and the deliberately narrow Section 528 inherent-power escape.
Read → 20 October 2026 · Criminal LawZero FIR & e-FIR in POCSO Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 173 BNSS obliges every police station to register information of cognizable offences irrespective of jurisdiction, orally or electronically — combined with POCSO's mandatory reporting, the first response to child sexual offences is a statutory duty.
Read → 19 October 2026 · Criminal LawPMLA Bail: Custody Is Not Punishment – Advocate Manish Jha
In Sanjay Sureka v. Directorate of Enforcement (2026 INSC 1124), the Supreme Court grants bail after twenty months of PMLA custody in a ₹6,210 crore case, holding Section 45's twin conditions cannot override Article 21 where trial is distant.
Read → 19 October 2026 · Criminal LawQuashing a Trial Too Early: NDPS – Advocate Manish Jha
In State of Karnataka v. Sadiq Pasha (2026 INSC 1083), the Supreme Court restores an NDPS trial quashed by the High Court, holding conviction-stage rulings on confessions do not justify pre-trial quashing for an absconding accused.
Read → 19 October 2026 · Criminal LawIn-Laws Freed of Vague 498A Case – Advocate Manish Jha
In Prasanta Kumar Dhar v. State of West Bengal (2026 INSC 1087), the Supreme Court quashes 498A, 406, 506 and Dowry Act proceedings against parents-in-law, finding the allegations general and unparticularised.
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.