law: Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 
  21. Conduct of cases
  
  in Gram Nyayalaya and legal aid to parties. – 
  1.     
  
    For
  
  the purpose of conducting criminal cases in the Gram Nyayalaya on behalf of the
  
  Government, the provisions of section 25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
  
  1973 shall apply.
  2.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1), in a criminal proceeding before the Gram
  
  Nyayalaya, the complainant may engage an advocate of his choice at his expense
  
  to present the case of prosecution with the leave of the Gram Nyayalaya.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  State Legal Services Authority, constituted under section 6 of the Legal
  
  Services Authorities Act, 1987, shall prepare a panel of advocates and assign
  
  at least two of them to be attached to each Gram Nyayalaya so that their
  
  services may be provided by the Gram Nyayalaya to the accused unable to engage
  
  an advocate.