Standard Operating Procedure for representation of persons in custody

Beneficiary:

Persons in custody, including undertrial prisoners and convicts, who are entitled to free legal aid and require effective legal representation, timely production before courts, and awareness of their legal rights

Benefits:

Provision of free and effective legal representation through panel and jail-visiting lawyers, regular legal aid clinics in jails, assistance in filing bail applications, ensuring timely court production, access to legal information, and safeguarding the constitutional and procedural rights of persons in custody