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Divya was arrested by the police and charged with having committed a murder. She was convicted by the trial court and appealed to the High Court. She lost her appeal there and decided to appeal to the Supreme Court. By this time she has run out of money, so she approaches NALSA and asks them to help her get an advocate who can represent her before the Supreme Court. Is Divya entitled to support from NALSA?
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- 1No, since she had been accused of having committed the heinous crime of murder.
- 2Yes, she is entitled to free legal aid in the Supreme Court proceedings because she is a woman.✓
- 3Yes, since her previous lawyers were incompetent, and that is why she lost the matter in the trial court and the High Court.
- 4No, since she should have approached them at the beginning of the case before the trial court, and not at such a late stage.
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Yes, she is entitled to free legal aid in the Supreme Court proceedings because she is a woman.
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