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47. Similarly there are persons who fail to file bail applications before the trial court in a timely manner after their detention, or do not expeditiously approach the High Court for bail after the rejection of their bail applications by the trial court. The said cases prima facie fall within the ambit of "undeserved want", subject to enquiry by the State Legal Services Authority or the District Legal Services Authority.

V. Legal Aid: C. Instances and Consequences of denial of legal aid

(emphasis supplied) Denial of legal aid was highlighted in the aforesaid order.

56. In Vikas Dwivedi (supra) the applicant was in jail since 05.03.2013. The applicant was able to file the bail application before the trial court more than four and half years after his imprisonment. He could file the first bail application before this Court more than six months after the rejection of his bail by the trial court. The first bail application of the applicant was rejected by this Court on 17.05.2018. The second bail of the applicant was filed more than two years after the rejection of first bail application by this Court. Thereafter, further two years of delay was occasioned due to lack of resources to file listing applications and prosecute the same effectively. When the applicant was granted bail by this Court on 17.02.2022 the trial had not concluded.

69. Anonymity of a prisoner imposed by isolation cannot suppress the identity of a citizen created by the Constitution. Fundamental rights of prisoners paired with statutory duties of the State Legal Services Authority cast an obligation on the SLSA to devise a scheme (I) to identify prisoners who are undertrial for various crimes including heinous offences and have not applied for bail before the trial court in a timely manner after their imprisonment, (II) to identify prisoners who are facing trials for various crimes including heinous offences but have failed to file bail applications before the High Court in an expeditious time frame after rejection of their bail application by the trial court, (III) to identify prisoners who are facing trials in various offences including heinous crimes but are unable to file subsequent bails before the High Court after rejection of earlier bail application by this Court, (IV) to identify prisoners who are unable to effectively prosecute their pending bail applications in various offences including heinous crimes causing delays in hearing, (V) to ascertain whether inability of the said prisoners to expeditiously file or effectively prosecute bail application is caused by factors comprehended under Section 12 read with Section 13 of the Act, (VI) to approach prisoners who qualify for legal aid, educate them on their rights of filing bail applications without delay, and determine the nature of legal aid needed by them, (VII) to provide legal aid and facilitate filing of bail applications of such prisoners in a timely manner before the competent courts, (VIII) to facilitate counsels in getting necessary instructions, relevant documents, office support for filing the bail applications. (IX) to facilitate effective prosecution of bail applications by the counsels who should take out measures for listing of bails and hearing of matters.

C. The State Legal Services Authority may suggest to the High Court to decide an appropriate procedure for filing of bail applications on behalf of the undertrial prisoners, and particularly those who do not have any pairokars.
D. Legal aid counsels may be given appropriate directions to take measures for listing and early hearing of bail applications.
E. Filing of subsequent bail applications in case the first bail application is rejected by the High Court.
F. The jail authorities and District Legal Services Authority shall maintain the list of all prisoners which shall contain these details. Date of imprisonment, date of filing of bail application before the competent court, date of grant/rejection of bail application by the trial court, the date of grant/rejection of bail application by the High Court, date of conviction and latest status of pending bail applications. Efforts should be made to make updated ordersheets of courts, likely dates of listing available online in jails.