While granting bail to the man, the Court issued a direction to the district legal services authorities in Uttar Pradesh to make a list of prisoners who are in jail for long period and to examine whether they need legal aid to help them move bail applications. The order reads,
“District Legal Services Authorities in the State of Uttar Pradesh shall draw up a list of prisoners who are incarcerated for long period and examine whether they have not been able to move bail applications due to penury and lack of access to legal aid. Corrective measures should accordingly be taken.”
Justice Bhanot also called for the conduct of legal aid workshops in every jail in the State to ensure that such grievances are promptly redressed.
Source: Barandbench
