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Section 92:

Constitution · PART V: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

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92. Counsel’s duty to follow up on letters addressed to lower Courts – Magistrates’ duty to ensure that they take cognizance of letters addressed to the Court—The Court, while quashing a conviction on the ground that the appellants had, through no fault of theirs, been deprived of the assistance of Counsel, gave directions regarding the need for Counsel to personally follow up on letters sent to Magistrates for having cases fixed, and urged Magistrates to make sure that such letters were brought to their attention. Jhingai v R (1983).

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