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.
Anticipatory Bail for Company Directors – Advocate Manish Jha
When an FIR names the whole board over a commercial fallout: anticipatory bail under Section 482 BNSS for directors, the specific-role gap and arrest necessity.
Read → 24 October 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Closure Report & Protest Petition – Advocate Manish Jha
What the informant can do when police file a closure report in a POCSO case: the right to notice, the protest petition, cognizance and further investigation.
Read → 24 October 2026 · Criminal LawBail Conditions in POCSO Cases – Advocate Manish Jha
The conditions courts attach to bail in POCSO cases under Sections 480(3) and 483 BNSS: no-contact and distance terms, the balance against punitive conditions.
Read → 24 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSpecific Performance After 2018 – Advocate Manish Jha
The Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018 made specific performance the rule rather than a discretionary remedy. What changed and why it matters.
Read → 24 October 2026 · Civil & PropertyOrder XXI Rule 41: Tracing Assets – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XXI Rule 41 CPC lets a decree-holder compel a judgment debtor to disclose assets on affidavit, with civil prison up to three months for disobedience.
Read → 24 October 2026 · Commercial & CorporateSection 17: Tribunal Interim Relief – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 17 of the Arbitration Act lets the tribunal grant interim measures enforceable as court orders. Powers, limits, and when to go to court instead.
Read → 24 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeUndertakings to Court and Breach – Advocate Manish Jha
What an undertaking given to a court means, how it differs from a consent term, and how wilful breach becomes civil contempt under the 1971 Act.
Read → 24 October 2026 · Criminal LawPeace Bonds under Sections 125–143 BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
Peace bonds under Sections 125 to 143 BNSS: preventive security proceedings before Executive Magistrates in Delhi, the inquiry, and a respondent's options.
Read → 23 October 2026 · Criminal LawBail In The Jal Jeevan Tender Case – Advocate Manish Jha
In Mahesh Chandra Joshi v. State of Rajasthan, 2026 INSC 1141, the Supreme Court granted bail in the Jal Jeevan Mission tender case, holding that prolonged pre-trial detention cannot degenerate into punishment without trial.
Read → 23 October 2026 · Criminal LawPOCSO Bail Without Victim Heard Falls – Advocate Manish Jha
The Allahabad High Court set aside anticipatory bail granted in a POCSO case without notice to the victim, holding such an order void ab initio and restoring the application for a fresh, lawful hearing.
Read → 23 October 2026 · Procedure & PracticeVoters Can Prosecute False Affidavits – Advocate Manish Jha
In Rajkumar Madki v. Dr. Shailendra Beldale, 2026 INSC 1138, the Supreme Court held that Section 195 CrPC does not bar a private complaint under Section 125A RP Act over false election affidavits, while sustaining the closure of this complaint on facts.
Read → 23 October 2026 · Matrimonial & FamilyCompelled Exit Is Not Desertion – Advocate Manish Jha
The Jharkhand High Court dissolved a marriage under the Special Marriage Act, holding that a wife driven out by cruelty is not a deserter and that the absence of an FIR cannot by itself discredit her testimony.
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.