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.
Counterblast Complaint Quashed – Advocate Manish Jha
The Patna High Court quashed cognizance on a complaint against a police officer, finding a nine-day delay, pre-existing disputes and inconsistent witness statements brought the case within the Bhajan Lal categories.
Read → 6 October 2026 · Criminal LawCivil Dispute, Criminal Garb – Advocate Manish Jha
The Gujarat High Court quashed a cheating FIR that concealed a 2006 registered sale deed, calling the prosecution a malicious attempt to bypass expired civil remedies in a land transaction dispute.
Read → 6 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAppealing A Lenient Sentence – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 418 BNSS lets the State appeal a sentence as inadequate — but the convict shown cause may plead for acquittal or reduction. Who files, where, and how inadequacy is judged.
Read → 6 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyLawyers In The Family Court – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 13 of the Family Courts Act says no party is entitled to counsel as of right — yet lawyers appear in nearly every matter. How the provision really works in Delhi's family courts.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAd-Interim Maintenance: From When? – Advocate Manish Jha
In Himanshu Kumar v. Himani, the Delhi High Court held that an ad-interim maintenance direction operates from the date of the order, not the filing date, and sent the interim application back for decision on merits.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyMaintenance Without An Application – Advocate Manish Jha
The Jharkhand High Court, condoning delay in a divorce appeal, invoked Section 24 HMA to direct Rs 15,000 per month pendente lite without a formal application, where Section 125 arrears of Rs 3.75 lakh stood unpaid.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce Case Moved To Wife's Court – Advocate Manish Jha
In Nitu Kumari v. Ram Udgar Roy, the Patna High Court transferred a husband's divorce petition from Munger to Samastipur, where the economically dependent wife was already litigating her maintenance, DV and criminal cases.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Criminal LawJuvenile Bail Is The Rule – Advocate Manish Jha
The Uttarakhand High Court set aside two refusals of bail to a juvenile, holding that Section 12 JJ Act makes release the rule and that seriousness of allegations alone cannot substitute for findings under the proviso.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Criminal LawInterim Bail To Fight An Election – Advocate Manish Jha
The Calcutta High Court granted three weeks' interim bail to a candidate arrested in a 2007 Nandigram case days after filing his nomination, distinguishing precedents where candidates were already in custody.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Criminal LawSC/ST Act: No Public View, Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
In a Section 14-A appeal, the Patna High Court granted anticipatory bail where the alleged caste abuse occurred inside the informant's own house — not in public view — and the FIR came four days late.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Criminal LawSentence Suspended, Appeal Pending – Advocate Manish Jha
The Madras High Court suspended a three-year Section 366 IPC sentence pending appeal, the trial court having acquitted the appellant of the aggravated POCSO charge — a study in post-split-verdict suspension practice.
Read → 5 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSection 36(3) Has Narrow Limits – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court refused to order release of Rs 85 crore in bank guarantees through a stay application, holding Section 36(3) cannot carry reliefs that belong to enforcement under Section 36(1) read with Order XXI CPC.
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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.