Key legal question
Whether the complainant could obtain free legal counsel under criminal procedure law without asserting civil claims
Extracted holding
No. Assistance to appoint free counsel for a complainant is available only to enable the pursuit of civil claims; without such claims, the request fails.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that Art. 136 CPP limits legal aid for a private complainant to the enforcement of civil claims. Because no civil claims were asserted, the complainant could not invoke that provision, and the necessity of counsel need not be examined.