Rule 21
Provisions On Defense
(1) Any accused person under trail for an offence pursuant to sub section (2) of section 81 of the Act, may request for his defense to be performed by a Prad officer, by submitting a request to the Defense section of the Prad Viwak . If such application has been received, then the Prav Viwak shall make arrangement for a Prad Officer to defend the accused.
(2) The Prad Officer assigned pursuant to sub rule (1) shall present before a court martial for pleading and defending on behalf of the accused.
(3) The Prad Officer who defends the accused may not be allowed to produce any matters evidence also with against or in adverse to him/her, before a court martial. No one shall be compelled to raise a question or express matters in front of a court martial, concerning conversations between the accused and the Prad Officer who defends him.
(4) The chairperson and members of a court martial shall not influnce in any way making the negative effect on the Prad Officer who defends the accused person and no negative comments shall be made on the matters raised by him/her in the course of a defense.
(2) The Prad Officer assigned pursuant to sub rule (1) shall present before a court martial for pleading and defending on behalf of the accused.
(3) The Prad Officer who defends the accused may not be allowed to produce any matters evidence also with against or in adverse to him/her, before a court martial. No one shall be compelled to raise a question or express matters in front of a court martial, concerning conversations between the accused and the Prad Officer who defends him.
(4) The chairperson and members of a court martial shall not influnce in any way making the negative effect on the Prad Officer who defends the accused person and no negative comments shall be made on the matters raised by him/her in the course of a defense.