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.
Medical Interim Bail Under Scrutiny – Advocate Manish Jha
The Delhi High Court refuses eight weeks of medical interim bail to a POCSO accused whose condition was stable under government care, and censures a jail doctor who signed a report under a rank he did not hold.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawDefault Bail under Section 187 BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
Default bail under Section 187(3) BNSS arises from the calendar, not the merits: if the chargesheet is not filed within 60 or 90 days of first remand, the accused earns a right to release on applying and furnishing bail.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnticipatory Bail in Economic Offences – Advocate Manish Jha
Courts apply a stricter lens to pre-arrest protection in cheating, forgery and financial fraud cases, but Section 482 BNSS relief is not barred: the factors that count on each side, and the conditions typically imposed.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawAnatomy of an Anticipatory Bail Order – Advocate Manish Jha
From filing and first listing through interim protection, status report and final order: the life-cycle of an anticipatory bail application under Section 482 BNSS, and what breach or withdrawal means.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyProtection Officers under the DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Protection Officers, service providers, shelter homes and medical facilities form the support machinery of the DV Act: their appointment, duties and accountability, and how a woman in Delhi actually reaches them.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCustody under Section 21 DV Act – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 21 of the DV Act lets the Magistrate grant temporary custody of children to the aggrieved person at any stage of the proceedings and settle visitation, without deciding final guardianship.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAltering Maintenance: Section 146 BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
A maintenance order under Section 144 BNSS can be increased, reduced or cancelled on a change in circumstances: the grounds under Section 146 BNSS (formerly Section 127 CrPC), and the procedure to invoke them.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyHow Courts Fix Maintenance Quantum – Advocate Manish Jha
Neither destitution nor a windfall: the factors Delhi courts weigh in fixing the monthly maintenance figure, the affidavit of assets and liabilities, and how income is imputed to a spouse who conceals earnings.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyAdultery as a Divorce Ground After 2018 – Advocate Manish Jha
Adultery has not been a criminal offence since 2018 and finds no place in the BNS, but it remains a complete civil ground for divorce under Section 13(1)(i) HMA: proof, condonation and its effect on maintenance.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyDivorce Grounds Only the Wife Can Use – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 13(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act reserves four divorce grounds for the wife alone, including the little-used route that converts a maintenance decree plus a year of separation into a ground for divorce.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Criminal LawRecording Child Statements Under POCSO – Advocate Manish Jha
Sections 24 to 26 POCSO, read with Section 183 BNSS, lay down a child-friendly procedure for recording the statement of a child: who records it, where, in whose presence, and what non-compliance means.
Read → 23 August 2026 · Commercial & CorporateMSMED Section 19: 75% Pre-Deposit – Advocate Manish Jha
No court entertains a challenge to an MSE Facilitation Council award unless the buyer first deposits 75 percent of the awarded amount: how the deposit is computed, partial release to the supplier, and non-deposit consequences.
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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.