Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), 2025 for appointment and functioning of LSA for survivors of sexual offences

Beneficiary:

survivors of sexual offences, particularly women and children

Benefits:

Legal aid assistance is to be provided through advocates appointed by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) or respective District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs), at the Sessions Courts, especially the Special Fast Track Courts and the POCSO Courts, alongwith the Juvenile Justice Boards having jurisdiction to try/inquiring into sexual offences against women/children under the BNS/IPC and the POCSO Act