New Delhi · September 2026
Preceda

11 Legal

Legal

Citations, authorities, verification marks, margin notes, the numbered document sheet, the toolbar, the filing checklist, the case head, the statute and the bench record.

  1. Document sheet and paragraph
  2. Verification mark
  3. Margin note
  4. Citation
  5. Authority entry
  6. Toolbar
  7. Checklist
  8. Case head
  9. Statute
  10. Bench record head

§ The desk

The draft, as counsel reads it.

One composition from the package alone: the document sheet with its running head, numbered paragraphs and a margin of verification marks, the editor toolbar, and “Before this is filed”. Beside it, the same draft in the corridor at 390 px, where the margin collapses to superscripts that open footnotes.

In the Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 10:53Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under Section 482 BNSS

for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of Applicant No. 2

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant and was, at all material times between 3 March 2026 and 19 August 2026, outside India, as is borne out by the passport annexed as Annexure A-3.

2

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant before the present apprehension, contrary to the directions in Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273, reaffirmed in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBIVerified against the corpus, (2022) 10 SCC 51.

3

The allegations against the Applicant are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon in matrimonial matters.

4

The reliance placed by the complainant on Sharma v. Union of IndiaVERIFYnot in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on it, (2011) 3 SCC 900 is misplaced; the decision could not be traced to any report.

5

The Applicant has no antecedents, has a fixed abode at Gurugram, and undertakes to join the investigation as and when required and to abide by any condition this Hon’ble Court may impose under Section 482(2) BNSS.

6

Prayer

7

It is therefore most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct that, in the event of arrest in FIR No. 214 of 2026, P.S. Saket, the Applicant be released on bail on such terms as this Court deems fit.

Before this is filed

2 to resolve

  1. Annexure A-3, the passport, is referred to but not on file.

    Attach the stamped pages before export; the draft cites them at ¶1.

    blocks filing

  2. Paragraph 3 states a proposition without an authority.

    Three candidates are on the Authorities tab. Choose one, or strike the sentence.

    needs counsel

  3. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  4. Vakalatnama for Applicant No. 2 is on record.

    clear

  5. Limitation computed for the application.

    An application for anticipatory bail carries no limitation period.

    not applicable

Resolve the items above before approving.

Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 10:53Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under s. 482 BNSS

anticipatory bail · Applicant No. 2

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant and was, at all material times between 3 March 2026 and 19 August 2026, outside India, as is borne out by the passport annexed as A-3.

2

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant before the present apprehension, contrary to the directions in Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273, reaffirmed in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBIVerified against the corpus, (2022) 10 SCC 51.

3

The allegations against the Applicant are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon in matrimonial matters.

Before this is filed

2 to resolve

  1. Annexure A-3, the passport, is referred to but not on file.

    Attach the stamped pages before export; the draft cites them at ¶1.

    blocks filing

  2. Paragraph 3 states a proposition without an authority.

    Three candidates are on the Authorities tab. Choose one, or strike the sentence.

    needs counsel

  3. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  4. Vakalatnama for Applicant No. 2 is on record.

    clear

  5. Limitation computed for the application.

    An application for anticipatory bail carries no limitation period.

    not applicable

Resolve the items above before approving.

01

Document sheet and paragraph

The draft is a reporter page lying on the desk: raised paper with the sheet shadow; a running head with the forum in small caps, the state at the centre and the cause-title number at the right over an ink rule; a centred small-caps title; numbered paragraphs in a 36 px gutter at Newsreader 15/1.55; and a 96 px margin on a hairline rule that holds the verification marks. Below 1024 px the margin collapses into superscripts and the text rises to 17.

Anatomy

.preceda-document
The article. data-layout="desk" | "compact" forces a layout; otherwise it follows the viewport (compact below 1024 px).
.preceda-document__toolbar
Slot for the editor Toolbar, above the sheet.
.preceda-document__sheet
paper-raised, --preceda-shadow-sheet; 36/44/48 px padding on the desk, 24/16 px compact without shadow.
.preceda-document__head
Running head: __forum (small caps, ink-2), __state (serif, ink), __end (__number in small caps + actions). 1 px ink rule beneath.
__state[data-state]
candidate · prepared · draft · empty, from the four-level priority table (resolveDocumentState).
.preceda-document__title / __subtitle
Centred small-caps instrument title in the subheading size; serif subtitle in ink-2.
.preceda-paragraph
Grid: __number (36 px gutter, ink-3, tabular) | __text | __margin (96 px, hairline left rule).
.preceda-paragraph__marker
Compact only: a superscript button standing for the margin, aria-expanded, opening __footnote.
.preceda-document__body--html
Styles plain semantic HTML: p, h1–h3 (small caps), ol/ul (hairline rule), blockquote, hr, table, mark, s. --numbered numbers top-level p with CSS counters.
table
Ruled as a court document: every cell boxed on a hairline, the header row in small caps over a strong rule; long cells wrap so the table stays on the sheet on a phone.
<pagebreak>
A multi-document set's page break: a dashed rule with a small-caps “Page break” label, distinct from the plain hr section rule. The paragraph count restarts after it; in print it is a new page.
.preceda-document__after
Slot beneath the sheet for the Checklist.

Variants

Running head · Draft

Priority 3: an active saved draft, with its updatedAt time.

Paper

Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 10:53Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under s. 482 BNSS

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant.

Lamp

Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 10:53Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under s. 482 BNSS

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant.

Running head · Unsaved candidate

Priority 1: a candidate whose verification is running. Set in italic ink-2; replaces the old yellow banner.

Paper

Court of Sessions, SaketUnsaved candidate · verification runningBail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under s. 482 BNSS

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant.

Lamp

Court of Sessions, SaketUnsaved candidate · verification runningBail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under s. 482 BNSS

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant.

Running head · Prepared for filing

Priority 2: approved for the current content fingerprint, with approvedAt. stale, approvable and not_ready stay “Draft”.

Paper

Court of Sessions, SaketPrepared for filing · 11:20Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under s. 482 BNSS

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant.

Lamp

Court of Sessions, SaketPrepared for filing · 11:20Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under s. 482 BNSS

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant.

Nothing on the desk yet

Priority 4: no draft and no candidate. One line of guidance; no icon, no welcome card.

Paper

In the Court of Sessions, SaketNothing on the desk yet

Nothing on the desk yet.

The associate will set the first draft here once the facts it needs are on file.

Lamp

In the Court of Sessions, SaketNothing on the desk yet

Nothing on the desk yet.

The associate will set the first draft here once the facts it needs are on file.

Plain HTML body (TipTap / ProseMirror output)

body="html": semantic HTML from the editor, numbered by counters. Headings are small caps, lists carry a hairline, quotes are indented italic.

Paper

MemorandumDraft · 09:40

Note on anticipatory bail

Facts

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant and was, at all material times between 3 March 2026 and 19 August 2026, outside India.

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant, contrary to Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273.

No arrest should be made only because the offence is non-bailable and cognizable.

Grounds

  1. The allegations are omnibus and general.

  2. The Applicant has no antecedents and a fixed abode at Gurugram.

The Applicant undertakes to join the investigation and to abide by any condition imposed under Section 438 CrPC Section 482(2) BNSS.

Lamp

MemorandumDraft · 09:40

Note on anticipatory bail

Facts

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant and was, at all material times between 3 March 2026 and 19 August 2026, outside India.

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant, contrary to Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar, (2014) 8 SCC 273.

No arrest should be made only because the offence is non-bailable and cognizable.

Grounds

  1. The allegations are omnibus and general.

  2. The Applicant has no antecedents and a fixed abode at Gurugram.

The Applicant undertakes to join the investigation and to abide by any condition imposed under Section 438 CrPC Section 482(2) BNSS.

Tables and a page break (a paperbook set)

An index and a list of dates, one set: GFM tables from the drafter become ruled tables; a page break divides the documents. Input markers inside a cell read as they do in prose.

Paper

In the Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 11:05

Bail paperbook

Index

S. No.Particulars of documentsPage No.
1.Notice of Motion1 – 2
2.Urgent application3
3.Application under s. 483 BNSS with affidavit4 – 15
4.Annexure A-1: copy of FIR No. [FIR NO.] dated [DATE OF FIR]16 – 20

List of dates and events

DateEvent
3 March 2026The Applicant leaves India for Dubai on employment.
19 August 2026FIR registered at P.S. Saket naming the Applicant among seven relatives.
[DATE OF ARREST]The Applicant is arrested on return and produced before the Magistrate.

Lamp

In the Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 11:05

Bail paperbook

Index

S. No.Particulars of documentsPage No.
1.Notice of Motion1 – 2
2.Urgent application3
3.Application under s. 483 BNSS with affidavit4 – 15
4.Annexure A-1: copy of FIR No. [FIR NO.] dated [DATE OF FIR]16 – 20

List of dates and events

DateEvent
3 March 2026The Applicant leaves India for Dubai on employment.
19 August 2026FIR registered at P.S. Saket naming the Applicant among seven relatives.
[DATE OF ARREST]The Applicant is arrested on return and produced before the Magistrate.

Paragraphs with a margin (desk)

The desk layout at the width of this frame. The full desk is composed at the head of this page.

Paper

In the Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 10:53Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026
1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant and was, at all material times between 3 March 2026 and 19 August 2026, outside India, as is borne out by the passport annexed as Annexure A-3.

2

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant before the present apprehension, contrary to the directions in Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273, reaffirmed in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBIVerified against the corpus, (2022) 10 SCC 51.

3

The allegations against the Applicant are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon in matrimonial matters.

Lamp

In the Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 10:53Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026
1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant and was, at all material times between 3 March 2026 and 19 August 2026, outside India, as is borne out by the passport annexed as Annexure A-3.

2

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant before the present apprehension, contrary to the directions in Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273, reaffirmed in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBIVerified against the corpus, (2022) 10 SCC 51.

3

The allegations against the Applicant are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon in matrimonial matters.

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
paragraph · current
2

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant.

2

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant.

paragraph · heading
6

Prayer

6

Prayer

marker · focus-visible

…as borne out by the passport annexed as A-3.

…as borne out by the passport annexed as A-3.

footnote · open
2

No notice under s. 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant.

two authorities verified

2

No notice under s. 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant.

two authorities verified

At 390 px

At 390 px the sheet runs full width without its shadow; the running head keeps forum and state on one line and drops the number beneath; paragraphs are 17/1.55 in a 24 px gutter; the margin becomes superscripts that open footnotes; “Before this is filed” is a collapsed ruled list.

390 px

Court of Sessions, SaketDraft · 10:53Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026

Application under s. 482 BNSS

anticipatory bail · Applicant No. 2

1

The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant and was, at all material times between 3 March 2026 and 19 August 2026, outside India, as is borne out by the passport annexed as A-3.

2

No notice under Section 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant before the present apprehension, contrary to the directions in Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273, reaffirmed in Satender Kumar Antil v. CBIVerified against the corpus, (2022) 10 SCC 51.

3

The allegations against the Applicant are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon in matrimonial matters.

Before this is filed

2 to resolve

  1. Annexure A-3, the passport, is referred to but not on file.

    Attach the stamped pages before export; the draft cites them at ¶1.

    blocks filing

  2. Paragraph 3 states a proposition without an authority.

    Three candidates are on the Authorities tab. Choose one, or strike the sentence.

    needs counsel

  3. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  4. Vakalatnama for Applicant No. 2 is on record.

    clear

  5. Limitation computed for the application.

    An application for anticipatory bail carries no limitation period.

    not applicable

Resolve the items above before approving.

Accessibility

  • The sheet is an <article> named by its title. The running head is a <header>; the state is plain text (announce saves from the toolbar status, not here).
  • Paragraph numbers are real text, so “paragraph 2” can be found and cited.
  • Each paragraph’s margin is an <aside> named “Margin note to paragraph n”; at compact widths it is removed and the marker button (aria-expanded, aria-controls) opens the same notes as role="note". Escape closes the footnote and returns focus.
  • The marker glyphs are aria-hidden; the button is named. Its hit area extends to 44 px without moving the text.
  • Nothing is animated into place; the layout switch is instantaneous.

Do

  • Derive the running-head state with resolveDocumentState from typed sources only.
  • Give TipTap’s ProseMirror element the classes preceda-document__body preceda-document__body--html preceda-document__body--numbered and pass body="none".
  • Keep data-review-block-id on each top-level block; margin notes bind to it.

Don’t

  • Show “Filed” before a persisted filing event exists, or a revision counter in the head.
  • Put banners, pills or coloured boxes on the sheet; readiness lives in the Checklist beneath it.
  • Override the sheet’s type or spacing locally; add a variant here instead.

Usage

HTML
<article class="preceda-document" aria-labelledby="doc-title">
  <div class="preceda-document__sheet">
    <header class="preceda-document__head">
      <span class="preceda-document__forum">In the Court of Sessions, Saket</span>
      <span class="preceda-document__state" data-state="draft">Draft · 10:53</span>
      <span class="preceda-document__end"><span class="preceda-document__number">Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026</span></span>
    </header>
    <div class="preceda-document__titling">
      <h2 class="preceda-document__title" id="doc-title">Application under Section 482 BNSS</h2>
      <p class="preceda-document__subtitle">for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of Applicant No. 2</p>
    </div>
    <div class="preceda-document__body preceda-document__body--html preceda-document__body--numbered">
      <p>The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant…</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</article>
React
<DocumentSheet
  forum="In the Court of Sessions, Saket"
  state={resolveDocumentState({ candidateVerifying, approvedForCurrentContent, approvedAt, hasActiveDraft, updatedAt })}
  number="Bail Appl. No. ___ of 2026"
  title="Application under Section 482 BNSS"
  subtitle="for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of Applicant No. 2"
  toolbar={<EditorToolbar />}
  after={<Checklist approval={approval}>{items}</Checklist>}
>
  <Paragraph number={1} data-review-block-id={block.id}
    margin={<MarginNote status="verified">quoted at ¶2</MarginNote>}>
    The Applicant is the brother-in-law of the complainant…
  </Paragraph>
</DocumentSheet>

// TipTap: the editor element carries the body classes
<DocumentSheet body="none" …><EditorContent editor={editor} /></DocumentSheet>

02

Verification mark

The verdict on a citation, set as type: a pilcrow where provenance is shown, the word VERIFY in umber where work is left to counsel, and a refusal in words (CHECK, DOES NOT GOVERN, STRUCK) whose cited words are struck, only on positive evidence. Absence from the corpus is VERIFY, never struck. The same eleven statuses render in three forms, and every form prints the token’s one phrase.

Anatomy

VerificationMark status
One of the eleven CitationStatus values, verbatim. Glyph, label, phrase, tone and strike come from verificationStatuses.
.preceda-status--inline
The Authorities list: the phrase · note on one line (“¶ Verified against the corpus · at ¶2”).
.preceda-status__sep
The middot after a glyph word; hidden in the margin, where the word stands on its own line.
.preceda-status--margin
A block note on a hairline rule, for margins outside the document sheet.
.preceda-status--superscript
After the cited words; the label is kept for assistive technology but not shown.
interactive
Superscript only: a <button> with aria-expanded and aria-controls that opens its footnote.
.preceda-footnote
The footnote under the line: sunken paper, a rule-strong left rule, small sans.

Variants

Inline · provenance shown

Paper

  • verified Verified against the corpus at ¶2
  • transitional Repealed; transition applies at ¶3

Lamp

  • verified Verified against the corpus at ¶2
  • transitional Repealed; transition applies at ¶3

Inline · VERIFY (umber)

Six statuses leave work to counsel, absence from the corpus among them. The word VERIFY carries the meaning in greyscale; the umber reinforces it.

Paper

  • recalledVERIFY · cited from memory, not substantiated at ¶4
  • absentVERIFY · not in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on it at ¶6
  • unverifiableVERIFY · not in our corpus — check the official text at ¶4
  • uncoveredVERIFY · not in our corpus — check the official text at ¶5
  • corpus_unavailableVERIFY · verification could not run at ¶2
  • temporal_unresolvedVERIFY · which code governs turns on a date the record does not state at ¶1

Lamp

  • recalledVERIFY · cited from memory, not substantiated at ¶4
  • absentVERIFY · not in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on it at ¶6
  • unverifiableVERIFY · not in our corpus — check the official text at ¶4
  • uncoveredVERIFY · not in our corpus — check the official text at ¶5
  • corpus_unavailableVERIFY · verification could not run at ¶2
  • temporal_unresolvedVERIFY · which code governs turns on a date the record does not state at ¶1

Inline · struck

Misattributed, inapplicable and impossible (a citation year after today): positive evidence, the refusal in words; the cited words are struck and kept visible.

Paper

  • misattributedCHECK · the provision exists but does not say this at ¶4
  • inapplicableDOES NOT GOVERN cited at ¶1
  • impossibleSTRUCK · citation year is in the future — this citation cannot exist at ¶7

Lamp

  • misattributedCHECK · the provision exists but does not say this at ¶4
  • inapplicableDOES NOT GOVERN cited at ¶1
  • impossibleSTRUCK · citation year is in the future — this citation cannot exist at ¶7

Margin form

Paper

Verified against the corpus quoted at ¶2VERIFY · not in our corpus — check the official text at ¶4DOES NOT GOVERN the confirmed facts date the offence after 1 July 2024

Lamp

Verified against the corpus quoted at ¶2VERIFY · not in our corpus — check the official text at ¶4DOES NOT GOVERN the confirmed facts date the offence after 1 July 2024

Superscript form, all eleven

Paper

  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273Verified against the corpusverified
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYcited from memory, not substantiatedrecalled
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYnot in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on itabsent
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYnot in our corpus — check the official textunverifiable
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYverification could not runcorpus_unavailable
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273CHECKthe provision exists but does not say thismisattributed
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYnot in our corpus — check the official textuncovered
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273Repealed; transition appliestransitional
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273DOES NOT GOVERNinapplicable
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYwhich code governs turns on a date the record does not statetemporal_unresolved
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273STRUCKcitation year is in the future — this citation cannot existimpossible

Lamp

  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273Verified against the corpusverified
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYcited from memory, not substantiatedrecalled
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYnot in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on itabsent
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYnot in our corpus — check the official textunverifiable
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYverification could not runcorpus_unavailable
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273CHECKthe provision exists but does not say thismisattributed
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYnot in our corpus — check the official textuncovered
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273Repealed; transition appliestransitional
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273DOES NOT GOVERNinapplicable
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273VERIFYwhich code governs turns on a date the record does not statetemporal_unresolved
  • Arnesh Kumar, (2014) 8 SCC 273STRUCKcitation year is in the future — this citation cannot existimpossible

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
default

The allegations are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon.

The allegations are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon.

hover

…declined to act upon.

…declined to act upon.

focus-visible

…declined to act upon.

…declined to act upon.

expanded (footnote open)

The allegations are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon.VERIFY · cited from memory, not substantiated Cited from recall; the source could not be traced. Verify before relying on it.

The allegations are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon.VERIFY · cited from memory, not substantiated Cited from recall; the source could not be traced. Verify before relying on it.

At 390 px

At 390 px the margin column is gone: marks sit as superscripts after the cited words, and tapping one opens its footnote beneath the line (an inline disclosure; a Sheet is not required). The target extends 16 px above and below the glyph so it meets 44 px without moving the text.

390 px

The allegations are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon.

Accessibility

  • The pilcrow is aria-hidden; the label ("Verified against the corpus") is always in the accessibility tree, including in superscript form.
  • VERIFY, CHECK, DOES NOT GOVERN and STRUCK are words and are read as words; the label follows them.
  • The interactive superscript is a real <button> with aria-expanded and aria-controls naming its footnote; Enter and Space toggle it.
  • Every status ink is in the contrast matrix at 4.5:1 on all four surfaces, Paper and Lamp.

Do

  • Map the receipt’s CitationStatus straight to the status prop; the component is exhaustive over all eleven.
  • Use the inline form in tables and lists, the superscript in running text.
  • Show a scope-level "Verification unavailable for this draft" instead of marks when the receipt is missing or stale.

Don’t

  • Add a tick, a traffic light or a coloured dot.
  • Hide VERIFY because the page looks cleaner without it.
  • Put the meaning only in a title attribute.

Usage

HTML
<span class="preceda-status preceda-status--inline preceda-status--recalled">
  <span class="preceda-status__glyph preceda-status__glyph--word">VERIFY</span>
  <span class="preceda-status__sep"> · </span>
  <span class="preceda-status__label">cited from memory, not substantiated</span>
  <span class="preceda-status__note">at ¶4</span>
</span>
React
<VerificationMark status={verdict.status} form="inline" note="quoted at ¶2" />

// Superscript that opens a footnote
<VerificationMark status="recalled" form="superscript" interactive
  aria-expanded={open} aria-controls={footnoteId} onClick={() => setOpen(!open)} />
<span className="preceda-footnote" id={footnoteId} role="note" hidden={!open}>…</span>

03

Margin note

What the verifier or the associate says about one paragraph, set small in the 96 px margin beside it. A glyph and a phrase in the tone’s ink, then the sentence to counsel in ink-3. Below 1024 px the same notes become the paragraph’s footnote, opened from a superscript.

Anatomy

.preceda-margin-note
A <p> in the margin column or footnote. Small sans, ink-3.
.preceda-status__glyph
¶, “¶ ¶” for two authorities, VERIFY on its own line, or a struck ¶. Hidden from assistive technology unless it is a word.
.preceda-status__label
The phrase: the status label, or an override such as “fact confirmed by counsel”.
.preceda-margin-note__text
The sentence to counsel, after a middot when a label precedes it.
--binding / --verify / --struck / --neutral / --gilt
Tone for a note that is not a citation verdict (fact confirmed, support required).
--unavailable
The scope notice: “Verification unavailable for this draft.” Between hairlines, no marks.

Variants

From the workspace plate

Paper

fact confirmed by counsel

two authorities verified

VERIFY proposition needs an authority; three candidates in the Authorities tab

Lamp

fact confirmed by counsel

two authorities verified

VERIFY proposition needs an authority; three candidates in the Authorities tab

From a citation verdict

Paper

verified quoted at ¶2

transition applies CrPC s. 438 governs

VERIFY · governing date unresolved the date of the offence decides the regime

CHECK · misattributed s. 35(3) does not say this

Lamp

verified quoted at ¶2

transition applies CrPC s. 438 governs

VERIFY · governing date unresolved the date of the offence decides the regime

CHECK · misattributed s. 35(3) does not say this

Case page margin

Treatment and matter-relative context beside a judgment’s paragraph.

Paper

verified Cited by 4,212 · Followed

Applied in Satender Kumar Antil (2022)

Lamp

verified Cited by 4,212 · Followed

Applied in Satender Kumar Antil (2022)

Verification unavailable

Paper

Verification unavailable for this draft.

Lamp

Verification unavailable for this draft.

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
link hover

Applied in Satender Kumar Antil (2022)

Applied in Satender Kumar Antil (2022)

empty (no note)

A paragraph without notes renders an empty margin: no rule, no placeholder.

A paragraph without notes renders an empty margin: no rule, no placeholder.

At 390 px

At 390 px the margin collapses into a superscript after the paragraph; tapping it opens the same notes as a footnote. Escape closes the footnote and returns focus to the mark.

390 px

3

The allegations against the Applicant are omnibus and general, of the kind this Hon’ble Court has repeatedly declined to act upon.

VERIFY proposition needs an authority; three candidates in the Authorities tab

Accessibility

  • On the desk the margin is an <aside> named “Margin note to paragraph n”.
  • The pilcrow is aria-hidden; the phrase says what it means. VERIFY is read as a word.
  • At compact widths the margin is removed from the accessibility tree and the footnote carries the same notes, role="note".
  • Never colour alone: every tone has its glyph or word, and struck notes are struck.

Do

  • Bind notes to the producer-issued data-review-block-id, never to prose matching.
  • Keep a note to one sentence; the Authorities tab holds the rest.
  • Render the unavailable notice once, at scope, when the receipt is missing or stale.

Don’t

  • Render “fact confirmed” before a typed fact-to-block binding exists.
  • Put buttons or forms in the margin.
  • Use gilt for a note: gilt never carries required text.

Usage

HTML
<p class="preceda-margin-note preceda-status--verified preceda-margin-note--binding">
  <span class="preceda-status__glyph" aria-hidden="true">¶</span>
  <span class="preceda-status__label">verified</span>
  <span class="preceda-margin-note__text">quoted at ¶2</span>
</p>
React
<Paragraph number={2} margin={<MarginNote status="verified" glyph="¶ ¶" label="two authorities verified" />}>
  …
</Paragraph>

<MarginNote tone="verify" glyph="VERIFY" label={false}>proposition needs an authority</MarginNote>
<MarginNote unavailable />

04

Citation

A citation in reading text keeps the sentence intact: the party names are the link, on a quiet rule; the verdict is a superscript mark; the reporter citation reads in the text face and the neutral citation is set in mono because its exact characters matter.

Anatomy

.preceda-cite
The whole citation, a <cite>. Carries --struck or --verify from the status.
.preceda-cite__name
Party names. A link to the case page on a rule-strong underline; binding on hover. A span when struck.
.preceda-cite__v
The versus, italic. CaseName splits "v.", "vs." and "versus" at the first occurrence.
.preceda-status--superscript
The VerificationMark after the name: ¶, VERIFY or a struck ¶.
.preceda-cite__reporter
(2014) 8 SCC 273, in the reading face with lining figures.
.preceda-citation
2014 INSC 463, mono, ink-2, tabular figures.

Variants

Verified, with reporter and neutral citation

Paper

…contrary to the directions in Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273 : 2014 INSC 463.

Lamp

…contrary to the directions in Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273 : 2014 INSC 463.

Short form, as in the corridor

Paper

…contrary to Arnesh KumarVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273, reaffirmed in Satender Kumar AntilVerified against the corpus, (2022) 10 SCC 51.

Lamp

…contrary to Arnesh KumarVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273, reaffirmed in Satender Kumar AntilVerified against the corpus, (2022) 10 SCC 51.

Transitional

A repealed provision that still governs under the transition rule.

Paper

…as the offence predates 1 July 2024, Section 438 CrPCRepealed; transition applies continues to govern.

Lamp

…as the offence predates 1 July 2024, Section 438 CrPCRepealed; transition applies continues to govern.

To verify

Recalled, unverifiable, uncovered, corpus offline and regime unsettled all set VERIFY after the name, in umber.

Paper

…as held in Preeti Gupta v. State of JharkhandVERIFYcited from memory, not substantiated, (2010) 7 SCC 667.

Lamp

…as held in Preeti Gupta v. State of JharkhandVERIFYcited from memory, not substantiated, (2010) 7 SCC 667.

Struck

Absent, misattributed and inapplicable keep the words on the page, struck, and drop the link.

Paper

Reliance on Sharma v. Union of IndiaVERIFYnot in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on it, (2011) 3 SCC 900 could not be traced to the corpus.

Lamp

Reliance on Sharma v. Union of IndiaVERIFYnot in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on it, (2011) 3 SCC 900 could not be traced to the corpus.

No receipt in scope

Without a verification receipt for this draft there is no mark at all: never a guessed one.

Paper

…see Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P., (1994) 4 SCC 260.

Lamp

…see Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P., (1994) 4 SCC 260.

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
default

Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273

Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273

hover

Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273

Arnesh Kumar v. State of BiharVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273

focus-visible

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Biharverified

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Biharverified

struck (no link)

Sharma v. Union of IndiaCHECKthe provision exists but does not say this, (2011) 3 SCC 900

Sharma v. Union of IndiaCHECKthe provision exists but does not say this, (2011) 3 SCC 900

At 390 px

At 390 px the citation wraps inside the reading line; the mark never separates from the name (it follows it without a space). Use the short party name the plate uses.

390 px

No notice under s. 35(3) BNSS was served on the Applicant, contrary to Arnesh KumarVerified against the corpus, (2014) 8 SCC 273.

Accessibility

  • The citation is a <cite>; the name is the only link, so a screen reader hears the case name as the link text.
  • The mark’s label ("verified", "not found") stays in the accessibility tree; the pilcrow glyph is hidden.
  • A struck citation is not a link and its label says why; the strike is never the only signal.
  • Link focus uses the shared opaque focus ring.

Do

  • Pass the verdict from the WS-0 receipt bound to this exact draft.
  • Keep the neutral citation in mono and the reporter citation in the text face.
  • Leave the status off entirely when no receipt is in scope.

Don’t

  • Infer a status from prose, source type or a warning string.
  • Link a struck authority, or delete it from the draft silently.
  • Wrap a citation in a chip, a highlight or a coloured background.

Usage

HTML
<cite class="preceda-cite">
  <a class="preceda-cite__name" href="/case/…">Arnesh Kumar <i class="preceda-cite__v">v.</i> State of Bihar</a><sup
    class="preceda-status preceda-status--verified preceda-status--superscript"><span
    class="preceda-status__glyph" aria-hidden="true">¶</span><span class="preceda-status__label">verified</span></sup>,
  <span class="preceda-cite__reporter">(2014) 8 SCC 273</span> <span class="preceda-citation">2014 INSC 463</span>
</cite>
React
<Citation
  name="Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar"
  href={casePath(authority.publicId)}
  status={receipt.verdict}          // one of the eleven CitationStatus values
  reporter="(2014) 8 SCC 273"
  neutral="2014 INSC 463"
/>

05

Authority entry

One authority as the table of authorities would set it, for lists, sidebars and the compact desk: the name in the reading face with an italic “v.”, the citation in mono, the proposition it is relied on for, then one line of words: treatment with its count, the role in this matter, the verdict. Struck entries stay on the list.

Anatomy

.preceda-authority
An <article> (or <li> in Authorities). Hairline beneath.
__name
Heading; a link to the case page unless struck.
__citation
Reporter and neutral citations in mono, joined by middots.
__court
Court and year in small sans, ink-3.
__proposition
What it is relied on for, in the reading face.
__lines
StatusLabel treatment (+ citing count), StatusLabel role, VerificationMark inline — or `__no-verdict` (“no verdict in this draft”).
__reason
The verifier’s reason for the verdict, on its own line: it completes DOES NOT GOVERN.
__as-cited
The draft’s own words, in the verify ink, when the verifier could not name the authority.
__remedy
An action for a refused authority, such as replacing it with the in-force provision.
__snippet
The citing passage, italic on a rule, clamped to three lines.
--struck / --current / --compact
Refused; placed at the paragraph being read; sidebar density.

Variants

Authorities list

Paper

  1. Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar

    (2014) 8 SCC 2732014 INSC 463

    Notice under s. 41-A before arrest; Magistrate not to authorise detention mechanically.

    followed4,212supporting Verified against the corpus at ¶2

  2. Preeti Gupta v. State of Jharkhand

    (2010) 7 SCC 667

    Omnibus allegations against relatives in 498-A matters.

    distinguished61distinguishedVERIFY · cited from memory, not substantiated proposition candidate for ¶3

  3. Sharma v. Union of India

    (2011) 3 SCC 900

    Offered by the complainant; not found in the corpus.

    opposingVERIFY · not in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on it struck

Lamp

  1. Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar

    (2014) 8 SCC 2732014 INSC 463

    Notice under s. 41-A before arrest; Magistrate not to authorise detention mechanically.

    followed4,212supporting Verified against the corpus at ¶2

  2. Preeti Gupta v. State of Jharkhand

    (2010) 7 SCC 667

    Omnibus allegations against relatives in 498-A matters.

    distinguished61distinguishedVERIFY · cited from memory, not substantiated proposition candidate for ¶3

  3. Sharma v. Union of India

    (2011) 3 SCC 900

    Offered by the complainant; not found in the corpus.

    opposingVERIFY · not in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on it struck

The matter’s Authorities list

A provision that does not govern, with its reason and the replace action; one cited from memory under words the verifier could not name; one on file the draft does not cite.

Paper

  1. Section 302 — Punishment for murder

    neutralDOES NOT GOVERN cited at ¶1

    The Indian Penal Code, 1860 is repealed and the confirmed facts date the offence after 1 July 2024, so the in-force BNS provision applies.

  2. Section 173

    VERIFY · cited from memory, not substantiated at ¶4

    The act could not be resolved from the citation.

    as cited: ‘under Section 173’

  3. Section 480

    supportingno verdict in this draft

Lamp

  1. Section 302 — Punishment for murder

    neutralDOES NOT GOVERN cited at ¶1

    The Indian Penal Code, 1860 is repealed and the confirmed facts date the offence after 1 July 2024, so the in-force BNS provision applies.

  2. Section 173

    VERIFY · cited from memory, not substantiated at ¶4

    The act could not be resolved from the citation.

    as cited: ‘under Section 173’

  3. Section 480

    supportingno verdict in this draft

Compact, with a citing passage

Authorities cited on the case page, and the case sidebar.

Paper

Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P.

(1994) 4 SCC 260

Supreme Court of India · 1994

applied

No arrest can be made because it is lawful for the police officer to do so. The existence of the power to arrest is one thing; the justification for the exercise of it is quite another.

Lamp

Joginder Kumar v. State of U.P.

(1994) 4 SCC 260

Supreme Court of India · 1994

applied

No arrest can be made because it is lawful for the police officer to do so. The existence of the power to arrest is one thing; the justification for the exercise of it is quite another.

Adverse treatment

Paper

Lamp

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
current
name · hover
name · focus-visible
no receipt in scope

At 390 px

At 390 px the Authorities tab is this list rather than the table: one entry per authority, the verdict line wrapping under the proposition.

390 px

  1. Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar

    (2014) 8 SCC 273

    Notice under s. 41-A before arrest.

    followed4,212 Verified against the corpus quoted at ¶2

  2. Sharma v. Union of India

    (2011) 3 SCC 900

    Offered by counsel; not found in the corpus.

    VERIFY · not in Preceda’s corpus — check the citation before relying on it

Accessibility

  • Each entry is an article with the case name as its heading, so a heading list of the Authorities tab reads as a table of authorities.
  • Treatment, role and verdict are words; nothing depends on the tone ink.
  • A struck entry has no link; its verdict word says why.

Do

  • Take verdict and “quoted at ¶n” only from the current WS-0 receipt.
  • Keep the role as a word in the entry, not a coloured stripe.

Don’t

  • Remove refused authorities from the list.
  • Use a left border in a role colour.

Usage

HTML
<article class="preceda-authority">
  <h3 class="preceda-authority__name"><a href="/case/…">Arnesh Kumar <i class="preceda-cite__v">v.</i> State of Bihar</a></h3>
  <p class="preceda-authority__citation"><span>(2014) 8 SCC 273</span><span>2014 INSC 463</span></p>
  <p class="preceda-authority__proposition">Notice under s. 41-A before arrest…</p>
  <p class="preceda-authority__lines">…</p>
</article>
React
<AuthorityEntry
  name={authority.caseName}
  href={casePath(authority.publicId)}
  citations={[authority.citation, authority.neutralCitation]}
  proposition={authority.proposition}
  treatment="follows" treatmentCount="4,212"
  authorityRole={authority.role}
  status={verdict?.status} statusNote={verdict && `quoted at ¶${verdict.paragraph}`}
/>

06

Toolbar

The editor’s controls are one hairline row of small-caps words above the sheet, not a strip of icons. A mark is shown in its own style; a pressed mark takes ink and a binding rule beneath. The selection menu is the same row raised: it keeps “Quote selection to chat”.

Anatomy

.preceda-toolbar
role="toolbar", one tab stop, hairline beneath. Scrolls sideways rather than wrapping below 1024 px.
.preceda-toolbar__group
role="group" with a label: Marks, Blocks, History.
.preceda-toolbar__separator
A vertical hairline between groups.
.preceda-toolbar__button
Small caps, 40 px target (44 compact). aria-pressed for marks; --bold/--italic/--underline/--strike set the word in its mark; --action in binding.
.preceda-toolbar__select
A native select for the block style.
.preceda-toolbar__status
At the end: word count and save state, role="status" (role="alert" on error).
--bubble
The selection menu: raised paper, rule-strong border, sheet shadow.

Variants

Editor row

Paper

Lamp

Selection menu

Paper

Lamp

Read-only draft

A provisional scaffold or a historical version: controls disabled, the status says why.

Paper

Lamp

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
default
hover
focus-visible
active
pressed
disabled
saving
error

At 390 px

Below 1024 px the row does not wrap: it scrolls sideways under the finger, and every target grows to 44 px. The selection menu stays the same.

390 px

Accessibility

  • WAI-ARIA toolbar: one tab stop; Left/Right move between controls, Home/End jump to the ends; a native select keeps Up/Down.
  • Marks use aria-pressed; shortcuts are announced with aria-keyshortcuts (Meta+B).
  • The save status is a polite live region; an error is announced assertively.
  • Every control is a word, so no control relies on an icon or a tooltip for its name.

Do

  • Group controls by what they act on, with a label per group.
  • Keep “Quote selection to chat” in the selection menu.

Don’t

  • Use icon-only buttons in the editor row.
  • Show a pulsing dot for saving; say “Saving…”.

Usage

HTML
<div class="preceda-toolbar" role="toolbar" aria-label="Formatting">
  <button type="button" class="preceda-toolbar__button preceda-toolbar__button--bold" aria-pressed="false">Bold</button>
  <div class="preceda-toolbar__separator" role="separator" aria-orientation="vertical"></div>
  <span class="preceda-toolbar__status" role="status">1,284 words · Saved</span>
</div>
React
<Toolbar label="Formatting">
  <ToolbarGroup label="Marks">
    <ToolbarButton mark="bold" pressed={editor.isActive('bold')} shortcut="Meta+B"
      onClick={() => editor.chain().focus().toggleBold().run()}>Bold</ToolbarButton>
  </ToolbarGroup>
  <ToolbarSeparator />
  <ToolbarStatus state={saveState}>{words} words · {saveLabel}</ToolbarStatus>
</Toolbar>

07

Checklist

“Before this is filed” is where readiness lives: a hairline-ruled list of sentences under the document, each with its state as a word, then the sign-off, a serif ink button “Approve for filing”. It replaces the review panes, readiness pills and export-blocked banners.

Anatomy

.preceda-checklist
A <section> named by its heading, or a <details> when collapsible.
.preceda-checklist__head
Small-caps title over an ink rule; __summary at the right (“2 to resolve”, binding when counsel must act).
.preceda-checklist__item
Counter number | __label sentence + __note in ink-3 | a StatusLabel word.
status
satisfied → clear · blocked → blocks filing · warning → caution · needs_lawyer_input → needs counsel · missing → missing · not_applicable → not applicable (struck).
.preceda-checklist__approval
The sentence for the approval state and the sign-off: T3’s ink Button with the __approve layout class. approved · stale · approvable · not_ready, plus busy.

Variants

Blockers remain (not_ready)

Paper

Before this is filed

2 to resolve

  1. Annexure A-3, the passport, is referred to but not on file.

    Attach the stamped pages before export; the draft cites them at ¶1.

    blocks filing

  2. Paragraph 3 states a proposition without an authority.

    Three candidates are on the Authorities tab. Choose one, or strike the sentence.

    needs counsel

  3. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  4. Vakalatnama for Applicant No. 2 is on record.

    clear

  5. Limitation computed for the application.

    An application for anticipatory bail carries no limitation period.

    not applicable

Resolve the items above before approving.

Lamp

Before this is filed

2 to resolve

  1. Annexure A-3, the passport, is referred to but not on file.

    Attach the stamped pages before export; the draft cites them at ¶1.

    blocks filing

  2. Paragraph 3 states a proposition without an authority.

    Three candidates are on the Authorities tab. Choose one, or strike the sentence.

    needs counsel

  3. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  4. Vakalatnama for Applicant No. 2 is on record.

    clear

  5. Limitation computed for the application.

    An application for anticipatory bail carries no limitation period.

    not applicable

Resolve the items above before approving.

Approvable

Paper

Before this is filed

  1. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  2. Annexures A-1 to A-3 are on file and referred to in order.

    clear

Approval records your sign-off, with your name and the time, on the filing record.

Lamp

Before this is filed

  1. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  2. Annexures A-1 to A-3 are on file and referred to in order.

    clear

Approval records your sign-off, with your name and the time, on the filing record.

Stale approval

The record changed after sign-off: re-approve.

Paper

Before this is filed

  1. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  2. Annexures A-1 to A-3 are on file and referred to in order.

    clear

The record changed after the approval by Adv. R. Mehra, 22 September 2026, 11:20. Re-approve to refresh the sign-off.

Lamp

Before this is filed

  1. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  2. Annexures A-1 to A-3 are on file and referred to in order.

    clear

The record changed after the approval by Adv. R. Mehra, 22 September 2026, 11:20. Re-approve to refresh the sign-off.

Prepared for filing (approved)

Paper

Before this is filed

  1. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  2. Annexures A-1 to A-3 are on file and referred to in order.

    clear

Prepared for filing. Approved by Adv. R. Mehra, 22 September 2026, 11:20.

Lamp

Before this is filed

  1. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  2. Annexures A-1 to A-3 are on file and referred to in order.

    clear

Prepared for filing. Approved by Adv. R. Mehra, 22 September 2026, 11:20.

Empty

Paper

Before this is filed

Nothing stands between this draft and filing on the current record. Read it once more for names, dates and annexures.

Approval records your sign-off, with your name and the time, on the filing record.

Lamp

Before this is filed

Nothing stands between this draft and filing on the current record. Read it once more for names, dates and annexures.

Approval records your sign-off, with your name and the time, on the filing record.

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
approve · hover
approve · focus-visible
approve · active
approve · disabled
loading (approving)

Before this is filed

  1. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

Recording your approval…

Before this is filed

  1. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

Recording your approval…

At 390 px

At 390 px the checklist is collapsed under its heading beneath the draft; the summary stays visible so counsel sees “2 to resolve” without opening it. The approve button runs full width at 44 px.

390 px

Before this is filed

2 to resolve

  1. Annexure A-3, the passport, is referred to but not on file.

    Attach the stamped pages before export; the draft cites them at ¶1.

    blocks filing

  2. Paragraph 3 states a proposition without an authority.

    Three candidates are on the Authorities tab. Choose one, or strike the sentence.

    needs counsel

  3. Every authority relied on is quoted from the corpus.

    clear

  4. Vakalatnama for Applicant No. 2 is on record.

    clear

  5. Limitation computed for the application.

    An application for anticipatory bail carries no limitation period.

    not applicable

Resolve the items above before approving.

Accessibility

  • The checklist is a section named by its heading; the collapsed form is a native <details>.
  • Every item states its status as a word; the numbers are CSS counters (decorative) and the list is an <ol>.
  • The approval sentence is a polite live region, so “Recording your approval…” and the outcome are announced.
  • The approve button is described by that sentence; when not ready it is disabled and the sentence says why.

Do

  • Write each item as a sentence counsel can act on.
  • List export blockers here in words.

Don’t

  • Use pills, ticks or a red banner for readiness.
  • Hide not-applicable items; strike them.

Usage

HTML
<section class="preceda-checklist" aria-labelledby="bf">
  <header class="preceda-checklist__head"><h3 class="preceda-checklist__title" id="bf">Before this is filed</h3>
    <span class="preceda-checklist__summary preceda-checklist__summary--binding">2 to resolve</span></header>
  <ol class="preceda-checklist__items">
    <li class="preceda-checklist__item preceda-checklist__item--blocked">
      <div class="preceda-checklist__text"><p class="preceda-checklist__label">Annexure A-3 is not on file.</p></div>
      <span class="preceda-status-label preceda-status-label--binding">blocks filing</span>
    </li>
  </ol>
</section>
React
<Checklist summary="2 to resolve" summaryTone="binding"
  approval={{ state: view.state, approver, approvedAt, busy, onApprove }}>
  {items.map((item) => (
    <ChecklistItem key={item.id} status={item.status} note={item.note}>{item.label}</ChecklistItem>
  ))}
</Checklist>

08

Case head

The reporter page header for a judgment: a running head of court, date and proceeding over an ink rule; the case name in the title role with an italic “v.”; one mono line of citations, number and bench; and the headnote set between rules. In a matter, one binding line says where the current draft cites it.

Anatomy

.preceda-case-head__running
Court (small caps) · date (serif, centre) · proceeding (small caps, right). Ink rule beneath.
.preceda-case-head__title
The title role; __v italic in ink-2 at the heading size.
.preceda-case-head__citations
Mono: reporter · neutral · case number · bench, joined by middots.
.preceda-case-head__lines
StatusLabels: treatment with citing count, landmark, trend.
.preceda-case-head__context
Matter-relative annotation; only where a current draft and receipt are in scope. Omitted on /case/:id.
.preceda-case-head__headnote
Between two rules: small-caps HEADNOTE, then the text in ink-2 at the reading measure.
.preceda-case-head__actions
Add to matter, Save this case, Open full viewer.

Variants

Standalone case page

Paper

Supreme Court of IndiaCriminal appeal

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar & Anr.

(2014) 8 SCC 2732014 INSC 463Crl. A. No. 1277 of 2014Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and Pinaki Chandra Ghose, JJ.

followed4,212landmark

Headnote

Arrest under Section 498-A IPC. Police to satisfy themselves of necessity under Section 41 CrPC before arrest; Magistrate not to authorise detention mechanically. Directions issued; non-compliance to invite departmental action and contempt.

Lamp

Supreme Court of IndiaCriminal appeal

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar & Anr.

(2014) 8 SCC 2732014 INSC 463Crl. A. No. 1277 of 2014Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and Pinaki Chandra Ghose, JJ.

followed4,212landmark

Headnote

Arrest under Section 498-A IPC. Police to satisfy themselves of necessity under Section 41 CrPC before arrest; Magistrate not to authorise detention mechanically. Directions issued; non-compliance to invite departmental action and contempt.

Embedded in a matter

The Case tab: the same head with the matter annotation.

Paper

Supreme Court of IndiaCriminal appeal

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar & Anr.

(2014) 8 SCC 2732014 INSC 463Crl. A. No. 1277 of 2014Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and Pinaki Chandra Ghose, JJ.

followed4,212landmark

¶ Cited at ¶2 in the current draft

Headnote

Arrest under Section 498-A IPC. Police to satisfy themselves of necessity under Section 41 CrPC before arrest; Magistrate not to authorise detention mechanically. Directions issued; non-compliance to invite departmental action and contempt.

Lamp

Supreme Court of IndiaCriminal appeal

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar & Anr.

(2014) 8 SCC 2732014 INSC 463Crl. A. No. 1277 of 2014Chandramauli Kr. Prasad and Pinaki Chandra Ghose, JJ.

followed4,212landmark

¶ Cited at ¶2 in the current draft

Headnote

Arrest under Section 498-A IPC. Police to satisfy themselves of necessity under Section 41 CrPC before arrest; Magistrate not to authorise detention mechanically. Directions issued; non-compliance to invite departmental action and contempt.

With the judgment’s paragraphs

Paper

1

Our endeavour in this judgment is to ensure that police officers do not arrest the accused unnecessarily and Magistrate do not authorise detention casually and mechanically.

2

Reliance on Sharma v. Union (2011) 3 SCC 900 could not be traced to the corpus.

Lamp

1

Our endeavour in this judgment is to ensure that police officers do not arrest the accused unnecessarily and Magistrate do not authorise detention casually and mechanically.

2

Reliance on Sharma v. Union (2011) 3 SCC 900 could not be traced to the corpus.

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
loading
Supreme Court of IndiaCriminal appeal

Opening the judgment…

Supreme Court of IndiaCriminal appeal

Opening the judgment…

not found
Preceda

This judgment is not in the corpus.

Preceda

This judgment is not in the corpus.

At 390 px

At 390 px the running head keeps court and date on one line and moves the proceeding beneath; the title drops to the heading size; the citation line wraps.

390 px

Supreme Court of IndiaCriminal appeal

Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar & Anr.

(2014) 8 SCC 2732014 INSC 463Crl. A. No. 1277 of 2014

Headnote

Arrest under Section 498-A IPC. Police to satisfy themselves of necessity under Section 41 CrPC before arrest; Magistrate not to authorise detention mechanically. Directions issued; non-compliance to invite departmental action and contempt.

Accessibility

  • The head is a <header> named by the case name heading (level 1 on /case/:id, 2 when embedded).
  • The date is a <time> with a machine-readable dateTime.
  • Loading sets aria-busy and a sentence in the title position; never a spinner alone.

Do

  • Share one CaseHead between EmbeddedCaseViewer and /case/:id; pass context only in a matter.
  • Show treatment as a word with its count.

Don’t

  • Show a jurisdiction badge in colour; write the court.
  • Render the matter annotation without a current receipt.

Usage

HTML
<header class="preceda-case-head">
  <div class="preceda-case-head__running">
    <span class="preceda-case-head__court">Supreme Court of India</span>
    <time class="preceda-case-head__date" datetime="2014-07-02">2 July 2014</time>
    <span class="preceda-case-head__proceeding">Criminal appeal</span>
  </div>
  <h1 class="preceda-case-head__title">Arnesh Kumar <i class="preceda-case-head__v">v.</i> State of Bihar &amp; Anr.</h1>
  <p class="preceda-case-head__citations"><span>(2014) 8 SCC 273</span><span>2014 INSC 463</span></p>
</header>
React
<CaseHead court={c.court} date={formatDate(c.date)} dateTime={c.date}
  proceeding={c.caseType} name={c.caseName}
  citations={[c.citation, c.neutralCitation, c.caseNumber, benchLine(c.bench)]}
  lines={<StatusLabel treatment="follows" count={c.citedBy} />}
  headnote={c.headnote}
  context={matter ? `Cited at ¶${p} in the current draft` : undefined} />

09

Statute

An act or a provision as a printed act sets it: sub-sections, clauses and sub-clauses with hanging numbers, provisos and explanations at the column of what they qualify, in the reading serif at a reading measure. The stored text is never rewritten; parseProvisionText only reads its structure.

Anatomy

.preceda-statute-head
Running head (act · year · standing) over an ink rule, the short title or marginal heading in the title role, the long title in italic, one mono citation line, a line of counts.
.preceda-provision__block[data-indent]
One block per clause, proviso or explanation; data-indent (0–5) is the column its text starts at.
__marker
The clause number as printed, end-aligned in the step before the text; an amendment bracket (“1 [(1A)”) stays with it.
__lead
Run-in italic lead: “Provided that”, “Explanation.—”, “2ndly.—”. Illustrations take a small-caps label.
__footnote
Amendment and source notes under a hairline, line breaks kept.
.preceda-provision-nav
Previous and next provision: small-caps kicker, the section, its heading in italic.

Variants

Provision page head

Paper

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20232023Central act

Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail

Section 483

17 judgments interpret this provision

Lamp

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 20232023Central act

Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail

Section 483

17 judgments interpret this provision

Sub-sections, clauses and a proviso

Paper

(1)A High Court or Court of Session may direct,—

(a)that any person accused of an offence and in custody be released on bail, and if the offence is of the nature specified in sub-section (3) of section 480, may impose any condition which it considers necessary;

(b)that any condition imposed by a Magistrate when releasing any person on bail be set aside or modified:

Provided that the High Court or the Court of Session shall, before granting bail to a person who is accused of an offence which is triable exclusively by the Court of Session, give notice of the application for bail to the Public Prosecutor.

(2)A High Court or Court of Session may direct that any person who has been released on bail under this Chapter be arrested and commit him to custody.

Lamp

(1)A High Court or Court of Session may direct,—

(a)that any person accused of an offence and in custody be released on bail, and if the offence is of the nature specified in sub-section (3) of section 480, may impose any condition which it considers necessary;

(b)that any condition imposed by a Magistrate when releasing any person on bail be set aside or modified:

Provided that the High Court or the Court of Session shall, before granting bail to a person who is accused of an offence which is triable exclusively by the Court of Session, give notice of the application for bail to the Public Prosecutor.

(2)A High Court or Court of Session may direct that any person who has been released on bail under this Chapter be arrested and commit him to custody.

Nested clauses and an explanation

A list restarted under (ii) nests beneath it.

Paper

(1)Any police officer may without a warrant arrest any person—

(a)against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, if—

(i)the police officer has reason to believe that such person has committed the said offence;

(ii)the police officer is satisfied that such arrest is necessary—

(a)to prevent such person from committing any further offence; or

(b)for proper investigation of the offence.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, the expression "arrest" includes detention.

Lamp

(1)Any police officer may without a warrant arrest any person—

(a)against whom a reasonable complaint has been made, if—

(i)the police officer has reason to believe that such person has committed the said offence;

(ii)the police officer is satisfied that such arrest is necessary—

(a)to prevent such person from committing any further offence; or

(b)for proper investigation of the offence.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, the expression "arrest" includes detention.

Compact, with number and heading

Inside a record: body size, the number and marginal heading run in.

Paper

483. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail

(1)A High Court or Court of Session may direct,—

(a)that any person accused of an offence and in custody be released on bail, and if the offence is of the nature specified in sub-section (3) of section 480, may impose any condition which it considers necessary;

(b)that any condition imposed by a Magistrate when releasing any person on bail be set aside or modified:

Provided that the High Court or the Court of Session shall, before granting bail to a person who is accused of an offence which is triable exclusively by the Court of Session, give notice of the application for bail to the Public Prosecutor.

(2)A High Court or Court of Session may direct that any person who has been released on bail under this Chapter be arrested and commit him to custody.

Lamp

483. Special powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail

(1)A High Court or Court of Session may direct,—

(a)that any person accused of an offence and in custody be released on bail, and if the offence is of the nature specified in sub-section (3) of section 480, may impose any condition which it considers necessary;

(b)that any condition imposed by a Magistrate when releasing any person on bail be set aside or modified:

Provided that the High Court or the Court of Session shall, before granting bail to a person who is accused of an offence which is triable exclusively by the Court of Session, give notice of the application for bail to the Public Prosecutor.

(2)A High Court or Court of Session may direct that any person who has been released on bail under this Chapter be arrested and commit him to custody.

Repeal twin and neighbours

Paper

Lamp

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
default

Nothing in this Sanhita shall be deemed to limit or affect the inherent powers of the High Court.

Nothing in this Sanhita shall be deemed to limit or affect the inherent powers of the High Court.

hover
focus-visible

At 390 px

Below 640 px the hanging step narrows to 32 px, the running head folds its standing onto a second line and the title drops to the heading role; previous and next stack.

Accessibility

  • The head is a header labelled by its title; the provision is a section labelled with its number by the product.
  • Clause numbers are text, read in order with the clause; indentation is never the only signal of nesting.
  • Provision navigation is a nav landmark with rel="prev" / rel="next" links.

Do

  • Pass the stored text; let parseProvisionText read its structure.
  • Say the repeal twin in a Note with its words (“Replaced by”, “Replaces”).

Don’t

  • Do not edit, normalise or re-punctuate statute text to make it render.
  • Do not set a provision in a card or in whitespace-pre-wrap sans.

Usage

HTML
<div class="preceda-provision">
  <div class="preceda-provision__body">
    <p class="preceda-provision__block preceda-provision__block--clause" data-indent="1"><span class="preceda-provision__marker">(1)</span>A High Court …</p>
    <p class="preceda-provision__block preceda-provision__block--proviso" data-indent="1"><span class="preceda-provision__lead">Provided that</span> …</p>
  </div>
</div>
React
<StatuteHead act="Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023" year="2023" title="Special powers …" citations={['Section 483']} />
<Provision as="section" aria-label="Section 483 text" text={section.text} footnote={section.footnote} />

10

Bench record head

A judge is set as the reporter sets a case or an act: a running head, the name in the title role, the office in italic and the counts as words. The figures that follow are the corpus’s counts, never a score or a dial.

Anatomy

.preceda-profile-head__running
Court · years on the record · standing, in small caps over an ink rule.
__name
The judge’s name in the title role.
__office
The office as an italic standfirst.
__meta
One middot-separated line of other courts, in the ui face.
__lines
Counts as StatusLabels.

Variants

Bench record head

Paper

High Court of Delhi2008–2026Sitting

Vibhu Bakhru

Judge of the High Court of Delhi

Also sat in 2 other benches

judgments7,326verdict read in 52% of them

Lamp

High Court of Delhi2008–2026Sitting

Vibhu Bakhru

Judge of the High Court of Delhi

Also sat in 2 other benches

judgments7,326verdict read in 52% of them

With the bench figures

The head is followed by Figures, one per rate the corpus can state.

Paper

High Court of Delhi2008–2026Sitting

Vibhu Bakhru

Judge of the High Court of Delhi

Also sat in 2 other benches

judgments7,326verdict read in 52% of them

Judgments
7,326

on the record

Allowed
37%

of those with a clear verdict

Dismissed
63%

Lamp

High Court of Delhi2008–2026Sitting

Vibhu Bakhru

Judge of the High Court of Delhi

Also sat in 2 other benches

judgments7,326verdict read in 52% of them

Judgments
7,326

on the record

Allowed
37%

of those with a clear verdict

Dismissed
63%

State matrix

StatePaperLamp
default
Supreme Court of India

R.M. Lodha

Supreme Court of India

R.M. Lodha

At 390 px

Below 640 px the standing drops under the court in the running head and the name takes the heading size.

Accessibility

  • The header is labelled by the name; the running head is plain text, read before it.
  • Counts are words and figures, never colour alone.

Do

  • Give the court and the years the corpus holds.
  • Say how much of the record the rates rest on.

Don’t

  • Put an initial tile, portrait or coloured badge in the head.
  • Show a rate the corpus cannot compute as 0%.

Usage

React
<ProfileHead court="High Court of Delhi" period="2008–2026" standing="Sitting"
  name="Vibhu Bakhru" office="Judge of the High Court of Delhi"
  lines={<StatusLabel variant="sans" count="7,326">judgments</StatusLabel>} />