Legal Assistance to Person in Custody Scheme, 2003

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    "title": "Legal Assistance to Person in Custody Scheme, 2003",
    "short_title": "Legal Assistance to Person in Custody Scheme, 2003",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification Sl. No. 2482/S.L.A./03",
    "act_year": 2003,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Chhattisgarh",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Legal Assistance to Person in Custody Scheme, 2003",
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    "section_label": "Section",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "Legal Assistance to Person in Custody Scheme, 2003",
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            "content": "Legal Assistance to Person in Custody Scheme, 2003\nPublished vide Notification Sl. No. 2482/S.L.A./03, dated 27-12-2003, published in C.G. Rajpatra, Part 1, dated 13-2-2004 at pages 626-627\ncg024\nIn exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of Section 2 read with clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 7 and Section 12(g) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the State Authority hereby makes the following Scheme, namely :-\n1.\nThe Scheme may be called the Legal Assistance to Person in Custody Scheme, 2003.\n2.\n(a)\n'Act'\nmeans Legal Services Authority Act, 1987 (No. 39 of 1987);\n(b)\n'District Authority'\nmeans District Legal Services Authority constituted under Section 9 of the Act;\n(c)\n'Person in custody'\nshall have the same meaning as defined in Section 12 (g) of the Act.\n3.\nThe District Authority shall appoint one panel lawyer for each Court of Magistrate or more, depending upon the quantum of remand cases received each day, for defending persons in custody.\n4.\nSuch panel lawyer should have put in at least 5 years of practice at the bar.\n5.\nIt would be duty of the lawyer so appointed to oppose remand, apply for bail and move miscellaneous applications as may be required.\n6.\nIt shall be duty of lawyer so appointed to remain present during remand hours and such hour as may be directed by Court concerned.\n7.\nThe District Legal Services Authority shall insist upon certificate from the Courts concerned about the regular attendance of the panel lawyer concerned.\n8.\nA lawyer so appointed shall be paid a fixed remuneration of Rs. 1,000/- per month for discharging his functions, in addition to incidental charges.\n9.\nThe District Authority shall give wide publicity to this scheme and display boards out side the Court room. The boards should also disclose the names of panel lawyer and his address and that no payment is required to be made by the persons in custody for availing of the services of the lawyer.\n10.\nAny Legal Aid lawyer demanding remuneration from the aided persons shall be liable to be removed from Panel.\n11.\nAfter filing of charge-sheet, if the accused is entitled to Legal Aid, the case shall be made over to panel lawyer as per rotation.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "cg024",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification Sl. No. 2482/S.L.A./03, dated 27-12-2003, published in C.G. Rajpatra, Part 1, dated 13-2-2004 at pages 626-627",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2003",
        "Short Title": "Legal Assistance to Person in Custody Scheme, 2003",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Chhattisgarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}