The Defence Counsel (Section 303 of CrPc)
Legal provisions regarding the Defence Counsel under section 303 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.Section 303 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 provides that any person accused of an offence before a Criminal Court, or against whom proceedings are instituted under this Code, may of right be defended by a pleader of his choice. Image Source: northcountrypublicradio.org ADVERTISEMENTS: The Code confers on the accused person a right to consult and to be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice. The right guaranteed by this provision is indispensable to the fair administration of over adversary system of criminal justice. An accused has a right to be defended by a counsel of his choice not only at the trial but at the hearing of the appeal also. There is…