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.
Forensic Reports at Bail Stage – Advocate Manish Jha
What an FSL or DNA report actually does to a regular bail application: its prima facie weight, the chain-of-custody arguments open to the defence before trial, the pending-report problem, and when to file the renewed application.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateAward Partly Set Aside Under S.37 – Advocate Manish Jha
A Division Bench tests a 2016 gold-export award claim by claim, upholding three rejections as plausible views and setting aside two — with the title-deed direction — for patent illegality.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateForum Clause Survives on Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
The Division Bench affirms the return of a share-transfer plaint: plaintiffs who sue on an MoU cannot disown its exclusive jurisdiction clause pointing to Bareilly.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Criminal LawRiot Convictions Upheld on Appeal – Advocate Manish Jha
Five appeals from a 2020 North-East Delhi violence case fail: police witnesses are not discarded for the uniform, and identification without a TIP is admissible with caution.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateCheque Case Revision: Narrow Door – Advocate Manish Jha
A Section 138 conviction stands in revision on unrebutted presumptions and a proved settlement document, but the sentence drops from ten months to six against deposits made.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Criminal LawBail After a Private Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
Two brothers facing a Section 307 trial get regular bail after the complainant confirms a compromise, the injured largely deposed and custody running since 2022.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Criminal LawMurder Bail on CCTV-Weight Doubts – Advocate Manish Jha
After three years and nine months in custody, bail follows in a Khajuri Khas murder case: public witnesses stand examined, and the weight of CCTV and CDR evidence belongs to trial.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyFIR Quashed Before Chargesheet – Advocate Manish Jha
A 498A/406 FIR from PS Alipur is quashed after a Family Court counselling-cell settlement, mutual consent divorce, and the final Rs 85,000 handed over in court.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDowry FIR Ends With Settlement – Advocate Manish Jha
A 2020 FIR alleging dowry cruelty and diverted salary ends with divorce, Rs 12.35 lakh paid, and quashing under Section 528 BNSS with the complainant's free consent.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDV Act: Relationship Per Respondent – Advocate Manish Jha
Marriage into a family does not create a domestic relationship with every member: Section 2(f) must be satisfied against each respondent, and Section 17 cannot create what it lacks.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeGetting the FIR Before Pre-Arrest Bail – Advocate Manish Jha
Website uploads within 24 hours, the sensitive-case exception, the three-day committee and the court route: every lawful way to read the FIR before drafting the application.
Read → 28 October 2026 · Criminal LawPre-Arrest Bail in Complaint Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
A Magistrate's summons is not an arrest warrant. How the graded summons-warrant ladder in Satender Kumar Antil makes most complaint-case anticipatory bail pleas unnecessary.
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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.