![What Supreme Court held on HC deciding case when Accused did not enter appearance](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2Fimport%2F2017%2F08%2FSupreme-Court.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
The Supreme Court yesterday held that when an accused in a case did not enter appearance before High Court, the High Court should not have decided the case on merits. Instead, it should have issued second notice to the accused or directed the High Court Legal Services Committee to appoint an advocate or taken the assistance of an Amicus Curiae.