Supreme Court of India

Ranjan Dwivedi v. Union of India

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Reported as [1983] 2 S.C.R. 982
Bench R.S. Pathak J.
Decided 26 April 1983

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Criminal Proceedings-Art. 22(1) and Art. 39· of Constitution of India­ Accused facing Criminal trial not entitled to engage counsel of his choice at State expense-c-l;lis remedy _ii to make application for free legal aid under s. 304(1), Cr. P. ., 1973. "' . The petitioner, an Advocate facing trial under s. 302 read with s. 12-0~ , J .P. . submitted that the prosecution case against him was being conducted by a galaxy of lawyers specially engaged by the State on large sums of fee but he did not have the means to engage a competent lawyer for his defence; that no lawyer of sufficient standing

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