Key legal question
Whether the refusal to appoint court-appointed counsel in the criminal proceedings was unlawful.
Extracted holding
The refusal was upheld because the case was neither factually nor legally complex and the accused had sufficient ability to defend himself.
Extracted reasoning
Under Art. 132 CPP, mandatory appointment in discretionary defense cases requires both financial need and objective necessity. Given the accused's university-level education, legal experience, and the simplicity of the dispute, the conditions were not met.