Accused' Right To Cross Examination Could Not Be Closed On Account Of Absence Of His Counsel; Duty of Court To Provide Legal Aid Counsel: HP HC [Read Order]

"Right to cross-examine vested in the petitioner could not have been closed by learned Court below, on account of absence of his counsel, rather, in that situation, court should have provided some legal aid counsel to the accused," observed the High Court of Himachal Pradesh recently. The order passed by a Single Bench of Justice Sandeep Sharma is a shining example of exercise of...