ପରାମର୍ଶ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିବା

According to Section 12(g) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (as amended in 1994), any person in custody, including custody in a protective home or in juvenile home or psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home, is entitled to legal services for filing or defending a case .A large number of under trial prisoners who are not in a position to engage lawyers for defending them, feel handicapped in their defence and remain incarcerated for long periods. Therefore, His Lordship Hon’ble Dr . Justice A.S. Anand, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority has invited suggestions/ views form all the Chief Justice of the High Courts ( Patrons -in-Chief of State Legal Services Authorities) on a scheme for legal and assistance to the prisoners in custody. His Lordship has pointed out that Legal Aid Counsel may be attached to all the courts of Magistrates in the country who should give legal assistance to the persons in custody, for opposing remand applications, securing orders for bail and moving miscellaneous applications as may be required. According to His Lordship, Legal Aid Counsel Should be under an obligation to remain present in the Court assigned to him during the remand hour and such other hours as may be directed by the Court. Therefore when a challan is filed against the accused in custody in the Court assigned to such advocate, the case should be entrusted to him for defence also. The appeals or revisions arising out of such challans should also be ordinarily entrusted to him. His Lordship is of the view that this system can go a long way in providing effective and meaningful legal assistance to under trial prisoners, who feel handicapped in their defence on account of lack of resources or other dis-abilities and cannot engage a counsel to defend them. His Lordship has desired that this scheme be followed through out the country.