GC Act 9Chapter III · Legal Proceedings in Respect of Protected Persons
Section 9 · Legal re-presentation of certain persons
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(1) The court before which--
(a) any person is brought up for trial for an offence under section 3 of this Act; or
(b) a protected prisoner of war is brought up for trial for any offence,
shall not proceed with the trial unless--
(i) the accused is represented by a legal practitioner; and
(ii) it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that a period of not less than fourteen days has elapsed since instructions for the representation of the accused at the trial were first given to the legal practitioner,
and if the court adjourns the trial for the purpose of enabling the requirements of this sub-section to be complied with, then, notwithstanding anything in any other law, the Court may authorise the detention of the accused in such custody as it may think fit for the period of the adjournment.
(2) Where the accused is a protected prisoner of war, in the absence of a legal practitioner accepted by the accused as representing him, the legal practitioner instructed for the purpose on behalf of the protecting power shall, without prejudice to the requirements of clause (ii) of the foregoing sub-section, be regarded for the purposes of that sub-section as representing the accused.
(3) If the court adjourns the trial in pursuance of sub-section (1) by reason that the accused is not represented by a legal practitioner, the court shall direct that a legal practitioner be assigned to watch over the interests of the accused at any further proceedings in connection with the offence, and at any such further proceedings, in the absence of a legal practitioner either accepted by the accused as representing him or instructed as mentioned in the last foregoing sub-section, the legal practitioner assigned in pursuance of this sub-section shall, without prejudice to the requirements of clause (ii) of sub-section (1), be regarded for the purposes of that sub-section as representing the accused.
(4) A legal practitioner shall be assigned in pursuance of sub-section (3) in such manner as may be provided in the rules made under this Act or, in the absence of provisions in the rules, as the court directs, and the legal practitioner so assigned shall be entitled to such fees as may be provided in the rules made under this Act.
(a) any person is brought up for trial for an offence under section 3 of this Act; or
(b) a protected prisoner of war is brought up for trial for any offence,
shall not proceed with the trial unless--
(i) the accused is represented by a legal practitioner; and
(ii) it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that a period of not less than fourteen days has elapsed since instructions for the representation of the accused at the trial were first given to the legal practitioner,
and if the court adjourns the trial for the purpose of enabling the requirements of this sub-section to be complied with, then, notwithstanding anything in any other law, the Court may authorise the detention of the accused in such custody as it may think fit for the period of the adjournment.
(2) Where the accused is a protected prisoner of war, in the absence of a legal practitioner accepted by the accused as representing him, the legal practitioner instructed for the purpose on behalf of the protecting power shall, without prejudice to the requirements of clause (ii) of the foregoing sub-section, be regarded for the purposes of that sub-section as representing the accused.
(3) If the court adjourns the trial in pursuance of sub-section (1) by reason that the accused is not represented by a legal practitioner, the court shall direct that a legal practitioner be assigned to watch over the interests of the accused at any further proceedings in connection with the offence, and at any such further proceedings, in the absence of a legal practitioner either accepted by the accused as representing him or instructed as mentioned in the last foregoing sub-section, the legal practitioner assigned in pursuance of this sub-section shall, without prejudice to the requirements of clause (ii) of sub-section (1), be regarded for the purposes of that sub-section as representing the accused.
(4) A legal practitioner shall be assigned in pursuance of sub-section (3) in such manner as may be provided in the rules made under this Act or, in the absence of provisions in the rules, as the court directs, and the legal practitioner so assigned shall be entitled to such fees as may be provided in the rules made under this Act.
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