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Legal Aid For Accused Should Not Be For Namesake, Experienced Lawyers Should Be Provided For Conducting His Case

Legal Aid For Accused Should Not Be For Namesake, Experienced Lawyers Should Be Provided For Conducting His Case

The State of Maharashtra vs Sheshrao S/o Sonaji Jadhav

Bombay HC, Aurangabad Bench

21/12/2017

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 221 OF 2002

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Legal Aid For Accused Should Not Be For Namesake, Experienced Lawyers Should Be Provided For Conducting His Case!

 

It is therefore advisable that while appointing a lawyer at state expenses, the trial court should disclose in its order the length of practice of the advocate appointed and his/her experience in conducting the criminal cases, sessions cases or sessions of particular types and his opinion that in the situation he/she was the competent person to be appointed for the accused particularly in cases where there is likelihood of conviction for major offences...

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